Name Rodney Sippel Role Judge | ||
Preceded by Stephen N. Limbaugh, Sr. Preceded by Stephen N. Limbaugh, Sr. Alma mater University of TulsaWashington University School of Law | ||
Rodney W. Sippel (born 1956) is the Chief United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri and a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.
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Education and career
Sippel was born in Jefferson City, Missouri. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from University of Tulsa in 1978, and a Juris Doctor from Washington University School of Law in 1981. He lived in St. Louis, Missouri and practiced law there, except for a period when he was an administrative assistant to United States Representative Richard A. Gephardt from 1993 to 1995.
Federal judicial service
Sippel is a United States District Judge of the United States District Courts for both the Western and Eastern District of Missouri. He was nominated by President Bill Clinton on May 15, 1997, to a seat vacated by Stephen N. Limbaugh, Sr.. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 8, 1997, and received his commission on November 12, 1997. He became Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri on January 4, 2016. In spite of his joint appointment, Sippel maintains chambers and hears cases only in the Eastern District of Missouri.