John Garrett Penn (March 19, 1932 – September 9, 2007) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
John Garrett Penn
District of Columbia District Court
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Born 1932 in Pittsfield, MA
Died 2007 in Washington, DC
FJC ID: 1865
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- African American
Prior employment
- Judicial Conference of the United StatesMember · 1992–1997
Tax Division, U.S. Department of JusticeGeneral Litigation Section · 1961–1970- ↳trial attorney · 1961–1965
- ↳reviewer · 1965–1968
- ↳assistant chief · 1968–1970
JAG CorpsU.S. Army · 1958–1961
Appointments
1979–2007 · Appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)Term ended: Death
Education
- Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs (now Princeton School of Public and International Affairs)
LL.B. · 1957- University of MassachusettsA.B. · 1954