Emmet G. Sullivan
U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
Judge · Federal · District of Columbia
Profile data last updated: 10/7/2026. Status: senior.
Roster facts
- Appointed
- Not recorded
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton
Cases in this dataset
140 linked docket records. These counts are not a count of rulings or a prediction.
Case volume by filing year
- 1989
1 - 1996
2 - 2001
1 - 2004
1 - 2006
1 - 2007
1 - 2008
3 - 2010
2 - 2012
1 - 2014
3 - 2015
2 - 2016
2 - 2017
2 - 2018
6 - 2019
10 - 2020
19 - 2021
12 - 2022
6 - 2024
25 - 2025
40
Recent cases
- GARIKIPATI v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
- United States v. SIMMS
- HICKS. v. FINANCIAL INDUSTRY REGULATORY AUTHORITY, INC.
- NGUYEN v. EDLOW
- United States v. PHILSON
- United States v. HOLLEY
- STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTO INSURANCE COMPANY A/S/O ABIMBOLA ORISAMOLU v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
- United States v. CARTER
- VALE v. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
- United States v. HOLLAND
Career history
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia · 1994-06-16 to End not recorded · William J. Clinton
- Howard University School of Law J.D. 1971
- Howard University B.A. 1968
Sources and corrections
- fjc-bio · 2026-10-07
- courtlistener-people-bulk · 2026-10-07
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