Oral history interview with Donal D. Sullivan, 2006 July 6

Overview of the Collection

Interviewee
Sullivan, Donal D. (Donal Dennis), 1931-2009
Title
Oral history interview with Donal D. Sullivan
Dates
2006 July 6
Quantity
.1 cubic feet, (1 videocassette (1 hr., 2 min., 59 sec.))  :  Mini-DV
Collection Number
SR 11150
Summary
Oral history interview with Donal Dennis Sullivan conducted by Michael O'Rourke on July 6, 2006, as part of the United States District Court Oral History Project. Sullivan was clerk of the U.S. District Court of Oregon.
Repository
Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Languages
English
Sponsor
This project is supported in whole or part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by the State Library of Oregon.

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Donal Dennis Sullivan was born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1931. He attended Loyola University, the Illinois Institute of Technology, and DePaul University Law School. He clerked for Judge Hall Lusk in 1959. He became a deputy district attorney of Multnomah County in 1960; was an assistant attorney general from 1960 to 1962; was an assistant U.S. Attorney from 1962 to 1965; was a clerk of U.S. District Court of Oregon from 1965 to 1969; and became an Appointed Referee in Bankruptcy in 1969. He became a judge in 1979 and was appointed to his first 14-year term to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Portland, Oregon, in September 1986. He was recalled in January 1999. He died in 2009.

Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top

Forms part of the United States District Court Oral History Project.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This oral history interview with Donal D. Sullivan was conducted by Michael O'Rourke in Sullivan's chambers at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Portland, Oregon, on July 6, 2006. In the interview, Sullivan discusses his early career as a lawyer in Salem, and as assistant district attorney with Sid Lezak in the Multnomah County district attorney's office in Portland, then as a clerk for the U.S. District Court of Oregon. He describes working with judges Gus Solomon and William East. Sullivan also talks about serving as a bankruptcy judge. He closes the interview by talking about his personal life and family.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Alternative Forms Available

Interview is viewable online in OHS Digital Collections.

Preferred Citation

Oral history interview with Donal D. Sullivan, by Michael O'Rourke, SR 11150, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

Restrictions on Use

Joint copyright held by the Oregon Historical Society and the U.S. District Court of Oregon Historical Society. In Copyright – Educational Use Permitted: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Gift of Donna Sinclair, January 2008 (Lib. Acc. 26436).

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
videocassette
1 Oral history interview with Donal D. Sullivan 2006-07-06

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Bankruptcy
  • Judges--Oregon
  • Justice, Administration of--Oregon
  • Law clerks--Oregon
  • Lawyers--Oregon--Salem
  • Public prosecutors--Oregon

Personal Names

  • East, William G., 1908-1985
  • Lezak, Sidney I., 1924-2006
  • Solomon, Gus J. (Gus Jerome), 1906-1987
  • Sullivan, Donal D. (Donal Dennis), 1931-2009

Corporate Names

  • United States. District Court (Oregon)

Form or Genre Terms

  • interviews

Other Creators

  • Personal Names
    • O'Rourke, Michael (Filmmaker) (interviewer)