Neal Brooks Biggers Jr.
Neal Brooks Biggers Jr. | |
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Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi | |
Assumed office October 1, 2000 | |
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi | |
In office 1998–2000 | |
Preceded by | Lyonel Thomas Senter Jr. |
Succeeded by | Glen H. Davidson |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi | |
In office March 28, 1984 – October 1, 2000 | |
Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | William Colbert Keady |
Succeeded by | Michael P. Mills |
Personal details | |
Born | Neal Brooks Biggers Jr. July 1, 1935 Corinth, Mississippi |
Education | Millsaps College (B.A.) University of Mississippi School of Law (J.D.) |
Neal Brooks Biggers Jr. (born July 1, 1935) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi.
Education and career[]
Born in Corinth, Mississippi, Biggers received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Millsaps College in 1956 and was in the United States Navy from 1956 to 1960, achieving the rank of Lieutenant. He received a Juris Doctor from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1963. He was in private practice in Corinth from 1963 to 1968. He was a prosecuting attorney of Alcorn County, Mississippi in 1964, and was a district attorney of First Judicial District, Mississippi from 1968 to 1975. He was also an assistant instructor at the University of Mississippi in 1974. He was a circuit judge for the First Judicial District of Mississippi from 1975 to 1984, serving as a special commissioner for the Mississippi Supreme Court from 1980 to 1981.[1]
Federal judicial service[]
On March 1, 1984, Biggers was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi vacated by Judge William Colbert Keady. Biggers was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 27, 1984, and received his commission on March 28, 1984. He served as Chief Judge from 1998 to 2000. He assumed senior status on October 1, 2000.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Biggers, Neal Brooks, Jr. - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
Sources[]
- Neal Brooks Biggers Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- 1935 births
- Living people
- Millsaps College alumni
- University of Mississippi alumni
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
- United States district court judges appointed by Ronald Reagan
- 20th-century American judges
- United States Navy officers
- People from Corinth, Mississippi
- 21st-century American judges
- District attorneys in Mississippi