Emory Marlin Sneeden

Judge Emory Marlin Sneeden

Personal

Birthday:

5/30/1927

Birthplace:

Wilmington, NC

Date of Death:

9/24/1987

Place of Death:

Durham, NC

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

U.S. Army brigadier general, 1944-1975; enlisted service, 1944-1955; JAG Corps (retired as chief judge), 1955-1975
Counsel, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 1975-1978, 1979-1981; chief counsel, 1981
Associate dean and lecturer, University of South Carolina School of Law, 1978-1982
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1981-1985, 1986-1987

Education

Name of School:

Wake Forest College

Degree:

B.S.

Degree Year:

1949

Name of School - Second:

Wake Forest University School of Law

Our school seeks to prepare our students for the practice of law in the United States. Some of our graduates will use their legal educations for important purposes other than law practice, but we recognize that each graduate may be admitted to the bar in any of the 50 states. We, therefore, have a responsibility to provide our students with a foundation of legal knowledge and skill upon which they can build lives of service within the legal profession. We must attempt to instill in every student a respect for the rule of law, a devotion to the ideal of public service, and a commitment to basic professional values: honesty, diligence, competence, intelligence, and civility.

Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1953

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Court Name:

Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals

President Nominating:

Ronald Reagan

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

10/4/1984

Termination Date:

3/1/1986

Termination Reason:

Resignation