David Bryan Sentelle (born February 12, 1943) is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He previously was a U.S. district judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina from 1985 to 1987.
David Bryan Sentelle
District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals
Chief Judge — U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Born 1943 in Canton, NC
FJC ID: 2141
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 30/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 751/year
North Carolina Western District Court · 1985–1987District of Columbia District Court · 1987–2013District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals · 1987–
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Judicial Conference of the United StatesMember · 2008–2013
- University of North Carolina, Chapel HillVisiting professor · 1991–1992
- Private practice, Charlotte, North Carolina1977–1985
- Mecklenburg County [North Carolina] District CourtJudge · 1974–1977
- University of North Carolina, CharlotteVisiting professor · 1977
Assistant U.S. attorney · 1970–1974- Private practice, Asheville, North Carolina1968–1970
Appointments
1987–2013
1987–2013 · Appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
1985–1987 · Appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)Term ended: Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Education
J.D. · 1968- University of North CarolinaB.A. · 1965