Donald W. Molloy

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Donald W. Molloy
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Montana
Incumbent
Assumed office August 16, 2011
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Montana
In office 2001–2008
Preceded by	Jack D. Shanstrom
Succeeded by	Richard F. Cebull
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Montana
In office August 1, 1996 – August 16, 2011
Appointed by	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Paul Gerhart Hatfield
Succeeded by	Dana L. Christensen
Personal details
Born	(1946-07-18) July 18, 1946 (age 75) Butte, Montana
Education	University of Montana (B.A.) University of Montana School of Law (J.D.)

Donald W. Molloy (born July 18, 1946) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Montana.

Early life and education[]

Born into an Irish-American family in Butte, Montana, Molloy received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Montana in 1968 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Montana School of Law in 1976. He was in the United States Navy, Naval Aviation from 1968 to 1973, where he became a lieutenant and served on the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CVA-67). He was a law clerk to Judge James F. Battin of the United States District Court for the District of Montana from 1976 to 1978. He was in private practice in Billings, Montana from 1978 to 1995.

Federal judicial service[]

Molloy was nominated to the United States District Court for the District of Montana by President Bill Clinton on December 21, 1995, to a seat vacated by Paul Gerhart Hatfield. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 18, 1996, and received his commission on August 1, 1996. He served as chief judge from 2001 to 2008, and assumed senior status on August 16, 2011.

Sources[]

• Donald W. Molloy at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.