David Bryan Sentelle
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Senior status. Born 1943.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan (Republican)
- Nominated
- Feb 2, 1987
- Senate vote
- 87 to 0
- Confirmed
- Sep 9, 1987
- Commissioned
- Sep 11, 1987
- Senior status
- Feb 12, 2013
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan (Republican)
- Nominated
- Jul 25, 1985
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Oct 16, 1985
- Commissioned
- Oct 17, 1985
- Left this court
- Oct 19, 1987. Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Other federal judicial service
- Judge, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review, 2018-2023; presiding judge, 2020-2023
Education
- B.A., University of North Carolina, 1965
- J.D., University of North Carolina School of Law, 1968
Career
- Private practice, Asheville, North Carolina, 1968-1970
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of North Carolina, 1970-1974
- Judge, Mecklenburg County [North Carolina] District Court, 1974-1977
- Visiting professor, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, 1977
- Private practice, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1977-1985
- Visiting professor, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1991-1992
- Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2008-2013
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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