John W. Sedwick (born March 13, 1946) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska.
John W. Sedwick
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska
Born 1946 in Kittanning, PA
FJC ID: 2138
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 4/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 18/year
Alaska District Court · 1992–2011
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
- Private practice, Anchorage, Alaska1972–1981, 1982–1992
U.S. Air Force sergeant1969–1971- Division of Land and Water Management, Department of Natural Resources, State of Alaska, 1981-82Director
Appointments
1992–2011 · Appointed by George H.W. Bush (Republican)
Education
J.D. · 1972- Dartmouth CollegeB.A. · 1968