Robert Hugh McWilliams Jr.
Robert Hugh McWilliams Jr. | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit | |
| In office August 31, 1984 – April 10, 2013 | |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit | |
| In office October 14, 1970 – August 31, 1984 | |
| Appointed by | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Jean Sala Breitenstein |
| Succeeded by | John Carbone Porfilio |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 27, 1916 Salina, Kansas |
| Died | April 10, 2013 (aged 96) Denver, Colorado |
| Education | University of Denver (AB, LLB) |
Robert Hugh McWilliams Jr. (April 27, 1916 – April 10, 2013) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and a justice of the Colorado Supreme Court.[1]
Education and career
Born in
Supreme Court of Colorado from 1961 to 1970.[2]
Federal judicial service
McWilliams was nominated by President Richard Nixon on September 22, 1970, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit vacated by Judge Jean Sala Breitenstein. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 8, 1970, and received his commission on October 14, 1970. He assumed senior status on August 31, 1984, and took inactive senior status in 2011. His service terminated on April 10, 2013, due to his death in Denver, seventeen days shy of his 97th birthday.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Robert H. McWilliams, Jr., retired city, state and federal judge, dies". 11 April 2013.
- ^ a b Robert Hugh McWilliams Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
Sources
- Robert Hugh McWilliams Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Political Graveyard