Rodney W. Sippel | |
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| Senior Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri Senior Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Western District of Missouri | |
| Assumed office January 28, 2023 | |
| Chief Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri | |
| In office January 4, 2016 – December 16, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Catherine D. Perry |
| Succeeded by | Stephen R. Clark |
| Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Western District of Missouri | |
| In office November 12, 1997 – January 28, 2023 | |
| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Stephen N. Limbaugh Sr. |
| Succeeded by | Josh Divine |
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| Born | (1956-07-26)July 26, 1956 (age 69) Jefferson City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Education | University of Tulsa (BS) Washington University in St. Louis (JD) |
Rodney William Sippel[1] (born July 26, 1956) is aseniorUnited States district judge of theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri and of theUnited States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.
Sippel was born inJefferson City, Missouri. He received aBachelor of Science degree fromUniversity of Tulsa in 1978, and aJuris Doctor fromWashington University School of Law in 1981. He lived inSt. Louis,Missouri and practiced law there, except for a period when he was anadministrative assistant to RepresentativeRichard A. Gephardt from 1993 to 1995.
On May 15, 1997, Sippel was nominated by PresidentBill Clinton to serve as a United States district judge of theUnited States district court for both theEastern andWestern District of Missouri, to a seat vacated by JudgeStephen N. Limbaugh Sr. He was confirmed by theUnited States Senate on November 8, 1997, and received his commission on November 12, 1997. He assumedsenior status on January 28, 2023.[2] He served as chief judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri from January 4, 2016,[3] to December 16, 2022.[4] In spite of his joint appointment, Sippel maintains chambers and hears cases only in the Eastern District of Missouri.
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| Preceded by | Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Western District of Missouri 1997–2023 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Chief Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri 2016–2022 | Succeeded by |
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