Jerry Bartholomew Sullivan

Jerry Bartholomew Sullivan (January 1, 1859 – April 17, 1948) was a judge of the United States Customs Court and a member of the Board of General Appraisers.

Born on January 1, 1859, in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, Sullivan read law and entered private practice in Creston, Iowa from 1882 to 1904.

He continued private practice in Des Moines, Iowa from 1904 to 1913.

[1] Sullivan was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson on April 17, 1913, to a seat on the Board of General Appraisers vacated by Thaddeus S. Sharretts.

Sullivan was reassigned by operation of law to the United States Customs Court on May 28, 1926, to a new Associate Justice seat (Judge seat from June 17, 1930) authorized by 44 Stat.