Retirement
In 2004 he announced his retirement. On July 1, 2005, he was succeeded by Gene Nichol, former dean of the law school at the University of North Carolina, and a former member of Sullivan's faculty at William & Mary's law school. On November 1, 2006, Sullivan accepted the position of president and CEO of the historic Mariners' Museum, in Newport News, Virginia. He resigned from the position in 2009.
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