John M. Steadman

John Montague Steadman (born 1930) is a Senior Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, the highest court for the District of Columbia. He was appointed to the court in 1985 and took senior status in 2004.

John M. Steadman
Senior Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Incumbent
Assumed office 2004
Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals
In office 1985 – 2004[1]
Nominated by	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	John W. Kern, III
Succeeded by	Noël A. Kramer
Personal details
Born	1930/1931 (age 89–90)[2] Honolulu, Hawaii
Spouse(s)	Alison S. Lunt
Alma mater	Yale College (B.A.) Harvard Law School (J.D.)

Steadman was born and raised in Honolulu, where he graduated from Punahou School. He graduated from Yale College in 1952, where he was a member of Skull and Bones.[3] He graduated from Harvard Law School in 1955 and became an associate at Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro in San Francisco. In 1963, Steadman moved to Washington, D.C. to work at the Office of Legal Counsel in the United States Department of Justice. His career in government service culminated in two years as General Counsel of the Air Force, after which he entered academia. Steadman taught at the University of Pennsylvania Law School from 1970 to 1972 and at Georgetown University Law Center from 1972 to 1985.

In 1985, Steadman was nominated to the D.C. Court of Appeals by President Reagan and confirmed by the Senate. He was Reagan's second choice to fill the seat; Reagan's first nominee, Deputy U.S. Solicitor General Andrew L. Frey, was withdrawn due to opposition from conservatives who expressed concern about Frey's stance on gun control and abortion.[2]

References

1. Report of District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission
2. "Reagan's New Judge Choice". March 24, 1985. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
3. "Yale Society Resists Peeks Into Its Crypt". November 4, 1988. Retrieved 5 July 2017.

Sources

• The Honorable John M. Steadman Senior Judge District of Columbia Court of Appeals at the Wayback Machine (archived 2012-05-21)