Clarence Addison Brimmer Jr.
Clarence Addison Brimmer Jr. (July 11, 1922 – October 23, 2014) was an American judge. He served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming.[1]
Life and career
Born in Rawlins, Wyoming, Brimmer was the son of Geraldine Zingsheim and Clarence Addison Brimmer Sr.[2] He attended Rawlins High School and the University of Michigan, where he served as an editor for The Michigan Daily.[2] He also attended the University of Michigan Law School, where he earned his Juris Doctor degree.[1] Brimmer served in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II.[2] He served as a chairperson of the Wyoming Republican Party from 1967 to 1971.[2] After stepping down as chairperson, Brimmer was nominated by the 27th Governor of Wyoming, Stanley K. Hathaway, to serve as the attorney general for Wyoming.[2] He succeeded James E. Barrett and served until 1974, when he was succeeded by David B. Kennedy. He then was nominated by Gerald Ford to serve as the United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming until 1975.[2] Brimmer served as a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming, succeeding Ewing Thomas Kerr and receiving his commission on September 16, 1975. He assumed senior status on September 27, 2006, was succeeded by Nancy D. Freudenthal,[3] and assumed inactive senior status in June 2013.[4][5] Brimmer died on October 23, 2014 at the Boulder Community Hospital in Boulder, Colorado, at the age of 92.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Brimmer, Clarence Addison, Jr". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "Former federal judge Brimmer dies at 92". Billings Gazette. October 24, 2014. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
- ↑ Heary, Ben (May 14, 2009). "Gov nominates wife for federal court". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
- ↑ "U.S. District Judge Clarence Brimmer retires at 90". Billings Gazette. June 27, 2013. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
- ↑ "Transcript of Hearing on Petitions for United States Citizenship and Naturalization Ceremony" (PDF). United States District Court for the District of Wyoming. July 8, 2013.
External links
- Clarence Addison Brimmer Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Judges of the United States
- Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming
- United States district court judges appointed by Gerald Ford
- 20th-century American judges
- United States Attorneys for the District of Wyoming
- United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II
- University of Michigan Law School alumni
- Wyoming attorneys general
- Wyoming lawyers
- Wyoming Republicans
- People from Rawlins, Wyoming
- Politicians from Cheyenne, Wyoming
- The Michigan Daily alumni
- United States Army Air Forces soldiers
- 1922 births
- 2014 deaths