Richard Howard Battey

Richard Howard Battey (born October 16, 1929) is a senior United States federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota.

Early life and education

Battey was born in Aberdeen, South Dakota. After receiving his undergraduate degree from the University of South Dakota in 1950, he received a J.D. from the University of South Dakota School of Law in 1953. After serving as a United States Army Lieutenant from 1953 to 1955, he went into private practice in Redfield, South Dakota from 1955 to 1985.

Sources

• Richard Howard Battey at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.