Myron L. Gordon
Myron L. Gordon | |
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Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin | |
In office February 12, 1983 – November 3, 2009 | |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin | |
In office March 4, 1967 – February 12, 1983 | |
Appointed by | Lyndon B. Johnson |
Preceded by | Seat established by 80 Stat. 75 |
Succeeded by | Thomas John Curran |
Personal details | |
Born |
Myron L. Gordon February 11, 1918 Kenosha, Wisconsin |
Died |
November 3, 2009 91) Palm Desert, California | (aged
Education |
University of Wisconsin (B.A., M.A.) Harvard Law School (LL.B.) |
Myron L. Gordon (February 11, 1918 – November 3, 2009) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.
Education and career
Born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Gordon received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1939 and a Master of Arts degree from the same institution in 1939. He received a Bachelor of Laws from Harvard Law School in 1942. He was in the United States Naval Reserve from 1942 to 1945 during World War II. He was in private practice in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from 1945 to 1950. He was a civil court judge in Milwaukee County from 1950 to 1954. He was a circuit court judge for the State of Wisconsin from 1954 to 1961. He was an Associate Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court from 1961 to 1967.[1][2]
Federal judicial service
Gordon was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson on January 16, 1967, to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, to a new seat created by 80 Stat. 75. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 2, 1967, and received his commission on March 4, 1967. He assumed senior status on February 12, 1983. He served in that status until his death on November 3, 2009, in Palm Desert, California.[3][4][2]
References
- ↑ Wisconsin Court System. Supreme Court, Former justices: Myron L. Gordon (1918-2009)
- 1 2 Myron L. Gordon at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ↑ "Former justice Myron L. Gordon remembered as 'top-notch' jurist". Wisconsin Court System.
- ↑ Don Walker (November 4, 2009). "Gordon ruled in Milwaukee 14 case". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
Sources
- Myron L. Gordon at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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Preceded by Seat established by 80 Stat. 75 |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin 1967–1983 |
Succeeded by Thomas John Curran |