Gary August Fenner | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri | |
| Assumed office September 8, 2015 | |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri | |
| In office July 25, 1996 – September 8, 2015 | |
| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Scott Olin Wright |
| Succeeded by | Roseann A. Ketchmark |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gary August Fenner January 31, 1947 St. Joseph, Missouri |
| Education |
University of Kansas (
BA) University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law ( JD) |
Gary August Fenner (born January 31, 1947) [1] is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.
Education and career
Born in St. Joseph, Missouri, Fenner received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas in 1970 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law in 1973. He was in private practice in Platte City, Missouri in 1973. He was an assistant city attorney of City of St. Joseph from 1973 to 1977. He was a business law instructor, Webster College from 1976 to 1977. He was in private practice in St. Joseph, Missouri from 1977 to 1979. He was a Circuit judge on the Fifth Judicial Circuit Court of Missouri from 1979 to 1987. He was a judge on the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District from 1988 to 1996, serving as chief judge from 1994 to 1996.
Federal judicial service
Fenner was nominated by President Bill Clinton on December 13, 1995, to be a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri, to a seat vacated by Scott Olin Wright. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 10, 1996, and received his commission on July 25, 1996. He assumed senior status on September 8, 2015.
References
External links
- Gary A. Fenner at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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- Living people
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- Missouri state court judges
- University of Kansas alumni
- University of Missouri–Kansas City alumni
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
- United States district court judges appointed by Bill Clinton
- Politicians from St. Joseph, Missouri
- People from St. Joseph, Missouri
- People from Platte City, Missouri
- Missouri lawyers
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- 21st-century American judges
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Gary August Fenner | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri | |
| Assumed office September 8, 2015 | |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri | |
| In office July 25, 1996 – September 8, 2015 | |
| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Scott Olin Wright |
| Succeeded by | Roseann A. Ketchmark |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gary August Fenner January 31, 1947 St. Joseph, Missouri |
| Education |
University of Kansas (
BA) University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law ( JD) |
Gary August Fenner (born January 31, 1947) [1] is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.
Education and career
Born in St. Joseph, Missouri, Fenner received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas in 1970 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law in 1973. He was in private practice in Platte City, Missouri in 1973. He was an assistant city attorney of City of St. Joseph from 1973 to 1977. He was a business law instructor, Webster College from 1976 to 1977. He was in private practice in St. Joseph, Missouri from 1977 to 1979. He was a Circuit judge on the Fifth Judicial Circuit Court of Missouri from 1979 to 1987. He was a judge on the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District from 1988 to 1996, serving as chief judge from 1994 to 1996.
Federal judicial service
Fenner was nominated by President Bill Clinton on December 13, 1995, to be a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri, to a seat vacated by Scott Olin Wright. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 10, 1996, and received his commission on July 25, 1996. He assumed senior status on September 8, 2015.
References
External links
- Gary A. Fenner at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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| This biography of a federal judge in the United States is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1947 births
- Living people
- Missouri Court of Appeals judges
- Missouri state court judges
- University of Kansas alumni
- University of Missouri–Kansas City alumni
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
- United States district court judges appointed by Bill Clinton
- Politicians from St. Joseph, Missouri
- People from St. Joseph, Missouri
- People from Platte City, Missouri
- Missouri lawyers
- 20th-century American judges
- 20th-century American lawyers
- 21st-century American judges
- United States federal judge stubs