| Fernando J. Gaitan Jr. | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office August 2, 1991 |
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| Appointed by | George H.W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Russell G. Clark |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1948 Kansas City, Kansas |
| Alma mater | Pittsburg State University (B.S.) University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law (J.D.) |
Fernando J. Gaitan Jr. (born 1948) is a United States federal judge.
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Born in Kansas City, Kansas, Gaitan received a B.S. from Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas in 1970 and a J.D. from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law in 1974.
Gaitan was an attorney for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company from 1974 to 1980. He was a judge on the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit Court of Missouri from 1980 to 1986, and then on the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, until 1991.
On May 16, 1991, Gaitan was nominated by President George H.W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri vacated by Russell G. Clark. Gaitan was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 18, 1991, and received his commission on August 2, 1991. He became chief judge in 2007.