Dean Whipple
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Preceded byD. Brook Bartlett
Succeeded byFernando J. Gaitan Jr.
Appointed byRonald Reagan
Preceded byRoss Thompson Roberts
Dean Whipple | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri | |
| Assumed office April 30, 2007 | |
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri | |
| In office 2000–2007 | |
| Preceded by | D. Brook Bartlett |
| Succeeded by | Fernando J. Gaitan Jr. |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri | |
| In office December 9, 1987 – April 30, 2007 | |
| Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Ross Thompson Roberts |
| Succeeded by | David Gregory Kays |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 3, 1938 Lebanon, Missouri, U.S. |
| Education | Drury University (AB) University of Missouri–Kansas City (JD) |
Harold Dean Whipple[1] (born April 3, 1938) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.
Born in Lebanon, Missouri on April 3, 1938,[1] Whipple received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Drury University in 1961 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Law in 1965. He was in private practice in Lebanon from 1967 to 1974. He was a prosecuting attorney of Laclede County, Missouri from 1967 to 1971. He was a judge of the 26th Judicial Circuit Court of the State of Missouri from 1975 to 1987.[2]
