Myron Gordon
Myron L. Gordon (1918-2009) was a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. He passed away on November 3, 2009 at the age of 91.[1]
Early life and education
- University of Wisconsin, B.A., 1939
- University of Wisconsin, M.A., 1939
- Harvard Law School, LL.B, 1942[2]
Professional career
- U.S. Naval Reserve, 1942-1945
- Private practice, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1945-1950
- Civil court judge, Milwaukee County, 1950-1954
- Judge of the Milwaukee County Circuit Court, 1954-1961
- Associate justice, Wisconsin Supreme Court, 1961-1967[2]
Judicial career
Eastern District of Wisconsin
Gordon was nominated by President Lyndon Johnson on January 16, 1967, to a new seat on the Eastern District of Wisconsin created by 80 Stat. 75; he was confirmed by the Senate on March 2, 1967, and received commission on March 4, 1967. He assumed senior status on February 12, 1983, and served in that capacity until his death in 2009.[1][2] Gordon was succeeded in this position by Thomas Curran.
External links
- Gordon Profile from the Wisconsin Supreme Court (dead link)
- Judge Gordon Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA -New Seat |
Eastern District of Wisconsin 1967–1983 Seat #2T |
Succeeded by: Thomas Curran
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| 1964 |
Anderson • Bratton • Christie • Collins • Cowen • Davis • Ely • Freedman • Gordon • Higginbotham • McNichols • Muecke • Nichols • Port • Rabinovitz • Robinson • Simons • Suttle • Weber • Whelan • Zampano | ||
| 1965 |
Bryant • Celebrezze • Coffin • Coleman • Collinson • Corcoran • Doyle • Eubanks • Fortas • Frankel • Gasch • Gibson • Gordon • Harris • Hemphill • Hill • Hunter • Landis • Langley • Leventhal • Maxwell • McEntee • Mehrtens • Nichol • Reynolds • Russell • Smith • Tamm • Thornberry • Young | ||
| 1966 |
Ainsworth • Atkins • Boyle • Cabot • Cassibry • Copple • Craven • Cummings • Dyer • Fairchild • Feinberg • Ferguson • Fullam • Garrity • Godbold • Goldberg • Goodwin • Gray • Guinn • Harvey • Hauk • Heaney • Heebe • Hickey • Hogan • Kaufman • Kinneary • Krentzman • Lay • Leddy • Lord • Lynch • MacKenzie • Mansfield • McCree • McRae • Mitchell • Motley • Napoli • Nichols • Noland • Peck II • Peckham • Pettine • Pittman • Porter • Real • Roberts • Robinson • Robinson • Rubin • Russell • Scott • Seals • Seitz • Simpson • Singleton • Skelton • Smith • Smith • Taylor • Thomas • von der Heydt • Watson • Winter • Wise | ||
| 1967 |
Arnow • Beckworth • Belloni • Butzner • Cancio • Carter • Clayton • Combs • Comiskey • Curtin • Eaton • Edenfield • Fernandez-Badillo • Gesell • Gordon • Jones • Keith • Kellam • Lambros • Maletz • Marshall • Masterson • Merhige • Morgan • Murray • Neville • Pollack • Pregerson • Theis • Troutman • Van Dusen • Waddy • Weiner • Weinstein • Whipple • Williams | ||
| 1968 |
Aldisert • Baldwin • Bownes • Bright • Green • Gubow • Henderson • Holloway • Hufstedler • Judd • Justice • Keady • Kerner, Jr. • Lasker • Latchum • Lawrence • McMillan • Morgan • Newman • Nixon • Pratt • Re • Rosenstein • Schwartz • Smith • Stahl • Travia • Woodward | ||
