Dean Whipple
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
Assumed office
April 30, 2007
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
In office
2000–2007
Preceded byD. Brook Bartlett
Succeeded byFernando J. Gaitan Jr.
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
In office
December 9, 1987 – April 30, 2007
Appointed byRonald Reagan
Preceded byRoss Thompson Roberts
Succeeded byDavid Gregory Kays
Personal details
Born (1938-04-03) April 3, 1938 (age 85)
Lebanon, Missouri, U.S.
EducationDrury University (AB)
University of Missouri–Kansas City (JD)

Harold Dean Whipple[1] (born April 3, 1938) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.

Education and career

Born in Lebanon, Missouri on April 3, 1938,[1] Whipple received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Drury University in 1961 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Law in 1965. He was in private practice in Lebanon from 1967 to 1974. He was a prosecuting attorney of Laclede County, Missouri from 1967 to 1971. He was a judge of the 26th Judicial Circuit Court of the State of Missouri from 1975 to 1987.[2]

Federal judicial service

On September 14, 1987, Whipple was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri vacated by Judge Ross Thompson Roberts. Whipple was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 8, 1987, and received his commission the following day. He served as Chief Judge from 2000 to 2007, assuming senior status on April 30, 2007. He was succeeded by Judge David Gregory Kays.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments: Hearings Before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundredth Congress, First Session, on Confirmation of Appointments to the Federal Judiciary and the Department of Justice". 1989.
  2. ^ a b Dean Whipple at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

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Legal offices Preceded byRoss Thompson Roberts Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri 1987–2007 Succeeded byDavid Gregory Kays Preceded byD. Brook Bartlett Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri 2000–2007 Succeeded byFernando J. Gaitan Jr.


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