Donald J. Stohr

Donald Julius Stohr (March 9, 1934 – December 10, 2015) was a Missourian attorney and Article III federal judge who served on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri from 1992 through 2015.

Education and Early Career

Stohr was born in Sedalia, Missouri and 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. In 1960 Stohr ran against Thomas F. Eagleton for Attorney General of Missouri. During the campaign, Stohr and Eagleton became friends and would drive to the debates together. Stohr and Eagleton would later become partners at Thompson & Mitchell, now known as Thompson Coburn LLP.

Stohr left private practice in 1963 to become an Assistant County Counselor for St. Louis County. In 1965 he became the lead St. Louis County Counselor until he returned to private practice in 1966. He remained in private practice until 1973 when he was named the United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.