Charles Alexander Shaw

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Charles Alexander Shaw
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
In office
December 31, 2009 – April 12, 2020
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
In office
November 22, 1993 – December 31, 2009
Appointed byBill Clinton
Preceded bySeat established by 104 Stat. 5089
Succeeded byJohn Andrew Ross
Personal details
Born(1944-12-31)December 31, 1944)

Charles Alexander Shaw (December 31, 1944 – April 12, 2020) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.

Education and career

Born in

St. Louis, Missouri from 1976 to 1980, and then worked as an Assistant United States Attorney
for the Eastern District of Missouri from 1980 to 1987. He then became a state court judge in Missouri's 22nd Judicial Circuit from 1987 to 1993.

Federal judicial service

On October 25, 1993, Shaw was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, created by 104 Stat. 5089. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 20, 1993, and received his commission on November 22, 1993. He assumed senior status on December 31, 2009 and died on April 12, 2020, aged 75.[2]

See also

  • List of African-American federal judges
  • List of African-American jurists

References

  1. ^ Confirmation hearings on federal appointments : hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Third Congress, first session on confirmations of appointees to the federal judiciary. 4.J 89/2:S.HRG.103-1031/ pt.1, page 1114
  2. ^ Patrick, Robert (April 13, 2020). "Longtime federal judge in St. Louis dies at 75". STLtoday.com. Retrieved April 13, 2020.

Sources

Legal offices
Preceded by
Seat established by 104 Stat. 5089
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
1993–2009
Succeeded by