George F. Sullivan

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George F. Sullivan
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
In office
August 20, 1937 – April 14, 1944
Appointed byFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byJoseph W. Molyneaux
Succeeded byDennis F. Donovan
Personal details
Born
George F. Sullivan

(1886-01-30)January 30, 1886
Shakopee, Minnesota
DiedApril 14, 1944(1944-04-14) (aged 58)
EducationUniversity of Minnesota Law School (LL.B.)

George F. Sullivan (January 30, 1886 – April 14, 1944) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota.

Education and career[edit]

Born in Shakopee, Minnesota, Sullivan received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1908. He was in private practice in Jordan, Minnesota from 1908 to 1933. He was county attorney of Scott County, Minnesota from 1913 to 1923. He was the United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota from 1933 to 1937.[1]

Federal judicial service[edit]

On August 12, 1937, Sullivan was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota vacated by Judge Joseph W. Molyneaux. Sullivan was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 17, 1937, and received his commission on August 20, 1937, serving in that capacity until his death on April 14, 1944.[1]

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Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
1937–1944
Succeeded by