Judge Emmet Sullivan Retiring, Oversaw Michael Flynn Case (1)

U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan, a trial court mainstay in Washington who presided over the politically fraught prosecution of Trump National Security Advisor Michael Flynn and litigation over Hillary Clinton’s email server stemming from her days as secretary of state, is retiring.

The 27-year veteran of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia is one of at least two dozen federal judges to announce plans in recent weeks to take senior status and give President Joe Biden, a Democrat, the opportunity to fill their seats.

Appointed to three different courts by Republican and Democratic presidents, Sullivan was ...