B. Lynn Winmill

B. Lynn Winmill
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Idaho
Assumed office
1999
Preceded by Edward Lodge
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Idaho
Assumed office
August 14, 1995
Appointed by Bill Clinton
Preceded by Harold Ryan
Personal details
Born B. Lynn Winmill
c. 1952 (age 65–66)
Blackfoot, Idaho
Political party Democratic
Education Idaho State University (B.A.)
Harvard Law School (J.D.)

B. Lynn Winmill (born c. 1952) is the Chief United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Idaho.

Education

Born in Blackfoot, Idaho, Winmill received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Idaho State University in Pocatello in 1974 and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1977.

Early career

Winmill was in private practice in Colorado at Denver from 1977 to 1979, and back in Idaho at Pocatello from 1979 to 1987.

He was a state judge in the Sixth District (Pocatello) from 1987 to 1995, and concurrently an adjunct professor at ISU (1991–1995). A finalist on three occasions for the Idaho Supreme Court, he was never nominated.[1]

Federal judicial service

On May 24, 1995, Winmill was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho, vacated by Harold Ryan for senior status in early 1993.[1][2] The original nominee, lawyer John Tait of Lewiston, was blocked from confirmation hearings by the state's Republican U.S. Senators, Larry Craig and Dirk Kempthorne, citing lack of qualifications.[1]

Winmill was confirmed by the Senate on August 11, 1995,[1] and received his commission on August 14. He became the chief judge 19 years ago in 1999, succeeding colleague Edward Lodge.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Pocatello judge confirmed as new federal justice". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. August 12, 1995. p. 7A.
  2. ↑ "Idaho judge nominated for federal bench". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). Associated Press. April 10, 1995. p. A10.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Harold Lyman Ryan		 Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Idaho
1995–present		 Incumbent
Preceded by
Edward Lodge		 Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Idaho
1999–present
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