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Donald Julius Stohr (March 9, 1934 – December 10, 2015) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.
Donald Julius Stohr | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri | |
| In office December 31, 2006 – December, 10 2015 | |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri | |
| In office April 13, 1992 – December 31, 2006 | |
| Appointed by | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Seat established by 104 Stat. 5089 |
| Succeeded by | Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. |
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| Born | Donald Julius Stohr March 9, 1934 Sedalia, Missouri |
| Died | December 10, 2015 (aged 81) Ladue, Missouri |
| Education | Saint Louis University (BS) Saint Louis University School of Law (JD) |
Education and career edit
Born in Sedalia, Missouri, Stohr received a Bachelor of Science degree from Saint Louis University in 1956 and a Juris Doctor from Saint Louis University School of Law in 1958. He was in private practice in St. Louis, Missouri from 1958 to 1962. At age 26 in 1960, he was the Republican candidate for Missouri attorney general, eventually losing to Democract candidate Thomas F. Eagleton, eventual Democrat nominee for Vice President running with George McGovern. Stohr and Eagleton would drive to the debates together and became friends and later law partners.[1] He was a first assistant county counselor, St. Louis County, Missouri from 1963 to 1965. He was a St. Louis County counselor from 1965 to 1966. He was in private practice in St. Louis from 1966 to 1973. He was the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri from 1973 to 1976. He was in private practice in St. Louis from 1976 to 1992.[2]
Federal judicial service edit
Stohr was nominated by President George H. W. Bush on November 14, 1991, to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, to a new seat created by 104 Stat. 5089. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 8, 1992, and received his commission on April 13, 1992. He assumed senior status on December 31, 2006, serving in that status until his death on December 10, 2015, in Ladue, Missouri.[3][2]
References edit
- ^ "Donald J. Stohr, longtime federal judge, dies at 81". 11 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Stohr, Donald J. - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
- ^ Holleman, Joe (11 December 2015). "Donald J. Stohr, longtime federal judge, dies at 81".