Myron L. Gordon
The Honorable 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 | |
United States District Judge 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 |
Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court | |
In office January 1, 1962 – March 4, 1967 | |
Preceded by | John E. Martin |
Succeeded by | Connor Hansen |
Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for the 2nd Circuit, Branch 3 | |
In office 1954–1961 | |
Appointed by | Walter J. Kohler, Jr. |
Preceded by | Elmer W. Roller |
Succeeded by | John A. Decker |
Personal details | |
Born | Myron L. Gordon February 11, 1918 Kenosha, Wisconsin |
Died | November 3, 2009 Palm Desert, California | (aged 91)
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 Lieutenant in the United States Naval Reserve from 1944 to 1946. 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 elected to the Wisconsin Supreme Court in 1861 and served until his federal appointment in 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)
- ^ Jump up to: a b 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.
- 1918 births
- 2009 deaths
- University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni
- Harvard Law School alumni
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
- United States district court judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson
- 20th-century American judges
- Politicians from Kenosha, Wisconsin
- Justices of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
- Wisconsin state court judges
- United States Navy officers
- Military personnel from Wisconsin
- United States Navy reservists
- United States Navy personnel of World War II