Background
Sippel was born in Jefferson City, Missouri.
Sippel was born in Jefferson City, Missouri.
University of Tulsa.
He received a Bachelor of Surgery from University of Tulsa in 1978, and a Juris Doctor from Washington University School of Law in 1981. He lived in Saint 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. Sippel is a federal judge to 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 on each court vacated by Stephen North. Limbaugh, Senior
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.