Diane Gilbert Sypolt (born June 14, 1947), formerly Diane Gilbert Weinstein, is a former judge of the

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from 1990 to 2005.

Early life, education, and career

Born in

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to Myron B. and Doris (Robie) Gilbert,United States Congress Joint Committee on Printing, ''Official Congressional Directory'' (2003), p. 1180. Sypolt received a

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in Spanish and medieval comparative literature from

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in 1969, and was a visiting student at

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and

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, before receiving a J.D. from

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in 1979.Federal Judicial Center page for Diane Gilbert Sypolt
Sypolt served as a

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to the Hon.

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of the

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from 1979 to 1980, and was then in

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from 1980 to 1983, as an associate with the firm of Peabody, Lambert and Meyers.

Government service

Sypolt was assistant general counsel to the

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, Executive Office of the President from 1983 to 1986, and was deputy general counsel to the

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from 1986 to 1989, serving as acting general counsel in 1988 and 1989. She then served as counselor to the vice president of the United States,

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, from 1989 to 1990. She also served on the President's Competitiveness Council from 1989 to 1990.

Federal judicial service

On July 31, 1990, Sypolt was nominated by President

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to a seat on the U.S. Claims Court (later

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) vacated by the elevation of

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to the

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. Sypolt was confirmed by the Senate on October 12, 1990, and received her commission on October 17, 1990, entering on duty October 22, 1990. She assumed senior status on January 31, 2005 and retired from the bench on September 1, 2005.

Personal life

Sypolt was married to history professor

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until 1990. She and Weinstein had two sons, Andrew and David.Spring 2006 Smith Alumnae Quarterly
p. 59. In October 1995, Sypolt married Dwight D. Sypolt, although she continued to serve under the name Diane Gilbert Weinstein.

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