Law Clerk Addict

Shedd, Dennis W. (4th Cir.)

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Title:

Circuit Judge (Active)

2011-12 Hiring Status:

Unknown

Chambers:

Columbia, SC

Nomination Information:

Educational Background:

President:

George W. Bush

Law School:

University of South Carolina, J.D., 1978

Nominated:

2001

Other Schools:

Wofford College, B.A., 1975
Georgetown University Law Center, LL.M., 1980

Confirmed:

2002

Prior Federal Judicial Service:

Judge, U. S. District Court, District of South Carolina
Nominated by George H.W. Bush on October 17, 1990, to a seat vacated by Karen LeCraft Henderson; Confirmed by the Senate on October 27, 1990, and received commission on October 30, 1990. Service terminated on December 10, 2002, due to appointment to another judicial position.

Professional Career History:

Member of staff, U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond, 1978-1988

Administrative assistant to U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond, 1982-1984

Chief counsel and staff director, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 1985-1986

Private practice, Columbia, South Carolina, 1988-1991

Adjunct professor, University of South Carolina School of Law, 1989-1992