Walter King Stapleton
| Walter Stapleton | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | |
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Assumed office June 2, 1999 | |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | |
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In office April 4, 1985 – June 2, 1999 | |
| Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Seat established |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Ambro |
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware | |
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In office December 23, 1983 – April 4, 1985 | |
| Preceded by | James Latchum |
| Succeeded by | Murray Schwartz |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware | |
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In office October 14, 1970 – April 4, 1985 | |
| Appointed by | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Edwin Steel |
| Succeeded by | Jane Roth |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1934 (age 81–82) Cuthbert, Georgia, U.S. |
| Alma mater |
Princeton University Harvard University University of Virginia |
Walter King Stapleton (born 1934 in Cuthbert, GA) is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He assumed senior status on June 2, 1999.
Stapleton received his A.B. from Princeton University in 1956, his L.L.B. from Harvard Law School in 1959, and his L.L.M. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1984. He served as Deputy Attorney General of Delaware from 1963 to 1964. In 1970, Stapleton was nominated to the United States District Court for the District of Delaware by Richard Nixon. He served as Chief Judge from 1983 to 1985. In 1985, he was nominated to the Third Circuit by Ronald Reagan.[1] He received his commission April 5, 1985. He assumed senior status on June 2, 1999.
Sources
- Walter King Stapleton at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
References
- ↑ "Metropolitan News in Brief". The Philadelphia Inquirer. March 28, 1985. p. B02.
| Legal offices | ||
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| Preceded by Edwin Steel |
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware 1970–1985 |
Succeeded by Jane Roth |
| Preceded by James Latchum |
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware 1983–1985 |
Succeeded by Murray Schwartz |
| New seat | Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit 1985–1999 |
Succeeded by Thomas Ambro |
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