Fernando Joe Gaitan Jr. (born August 22, 1948) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2014 | |
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri | |
| In office 2007–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Dean Whipple |
| Succeeded by | David Gregory Kays |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri | |
| In office August 2, 1991 – January 3, 2014 | |
| Appointed by | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Russell Gentry Clark |
| Succeeded by | Stephen R. Bough |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Fernando Joe Gaitan Jr. August 22, 1948 Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. |
| Education | Pittsburg State University (BS) University of Missouri-Kansas City (JD) |
Early life and education
editBorn in Kansas City, Kansas, Gaitan graduated from Sumner High School in Kansas City, Kansas in 1966. Gaitan attended Donnelly College in Kansas City, Kansas from 1967 to 1968 and received a Bachelor of Science from Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kansas in 1970 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law in 1974.[1]
Career
editGaitan was an attorney for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company from 1974 to 1980. He was a judge on the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit Court of Missouri from 1980 to 1986, and then on the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, until 1991.[1]
Federal judicial service
editOn May 16, 1991, Gaitan was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri vacated by Russell Gentry Clark. Gaitan was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 18, 1991, and received his commission on August 2, 1991. He served as Chief Judge from 2007 to 2014. He took senior status on January 3, 2014.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Fernando J. Gaitan Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
Sources
edit- Fernando J. Gaitan Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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