John Robert Fisher (born August 22, 1946) is a Senior
associate judge of the
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals is the highest court of the District of Columbia, in the United States. Established in 1970, it is equivalent to a state supreme court, except that its authority is derived from the United States Congr ...
. Prior to joining the court in 2005, Fisher was chief of the appellate division at the
United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia for over sixteen years. Fisher received both his undergraduate and law degrees from
Harvard University. In between, he served in the
United States Army for two years and served a tour of duty in
Vietnam. Like many District of Columbia appellate judges, coming from the U.S. Attorney's office or the Public Defender's, Judge Fisher had no experience in civil law when appointed to the Court. Fisher took senior status on August 22, 2020.
References
Sources
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Interview with Hon. John Fisher, Oral History Project, Historical Society of the District of Columbia Circuit
1946 births
Living people
21st-century American judges
Assistant United States Attorneys
Harvard College alumni
Harvard Law School alumni
Judges of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Lawyers from Washington, D.C.
People from Fredericktown, Ohio
People from Mount Vernon, Ohio
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