Gregory M. Sleet

Gregory M. Sleet
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware
In office 2007–2014
Preceded by	Sue Lewis Robinson
Succeeded by	Leonard P. Stark
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware
Incumbent
Assumed office April 30, 1998
Appointed by	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Joseph J. Longobardi
Personal details
Born	March 8, 1951 New York City, New York, U.S.
Alma mater	Hampton University Rutgers University School of Law at Camden

Gregory Moneta Sleet (born March 8, 1951 in New York, New York) is currently a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. A graduate of the Rutgers University School of Law at Camden,^[1] he was appointed as a District Judge by President Bill Clinton in 1998 and served as Chief Judge on the court from 2007 to July 1, 2014. Previously, he served as the United States Attorney for the District of Delaware. He was the first African American to be appointed United States Attorney in Delaware, and the first to be appointed the federal bench in Delaware.^[2]

He is the son of Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Moneta Sleet.^[2]

External links

• Adjunct Faculty Profile - Widener University School of Law

• Gregory M. Sleet at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

References

1. http://www.ded.uscourts.gov/History/HistJudge_22.htm
2. Slagle, Dana (2007-07-16). "Gregory Sleet becomes first Black chief judge in Delaware". Jet, reproduced by FindArticles.com. Retrieved 2008-10-02. External link in |publisher= (help)