John Garrett Penn

Judge John Garrett Penn

Personal

Birthday:

3/19/1932

Birthplace:

Pittsfield, MA

Date of Death:

9/9/2007

Place of Death:

Washington, DC

Race or Ethnicity:

African American

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

U.S. Army, JAG Corps, 1958-1961
General Litigation Section, Tax Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1961-1970; trial attorney, 1961-1965; reviewer, 1965-1968; assistant chief, 1968-1970
Judge, District of Columbia Court of General Sessions, 1970-1971
Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 1971-1979

Education

Name of School:

University of Massachusetts

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1954

Name of School - Second:

Boston University School of Law

Boston University School of Law (BU Law) is a nationally recognized law school located in the heart of Boston University's campus on Commonwealth Avenue in Boston, Massachusetts.

Consistently ranked in the top 30 law schools, "U.S. News and World Report" currently ranks it 26th in the country. Three specialties are in the top 10, including Health Law (#5), Tax Law (#7), and Intellectual Property Law (#9). Princeton Review ranks it 2nd place nationally in "Best Professors" and 7th place for "Best Classroom Experience." For the class of 2017, the median student LSAT score was 163 and median GPA was 3.66.

Boston University School of Law offers a broad selection of legal classes and seminars (approximately 200) with a student to faculty ratio of 12:1.

Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1957

Name of School - Third:

Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Court Name:

District of Columbia District Court

President Nominating:

Jimmy Carter

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

3/23/1979

Retirement from Active Service:

3/31/1998

Termination Date:

9/9/2007

Termination Reason:

Death