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Richard Everett Dorr

1943 – 2013

United States federal judge

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About Richard Everett Dorr

Lived 1943 – 2013 (aged 69). Richard Everett Dorr was an American lawyer and judge.

Richard Everett Dorr (August 26, 1943 – April 24, 2013) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.

Education and career

Born in Jefferson City, Missouri, Dorr received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in 1965 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri School of Law in Columbia, Missouri, in 1968. He was in the United States Air Force JAG Corps from 1968 to 1973, and continued to serve in that capacity as a reservist from 1974 to 1990. He was an assistant attorney general in the Missouri Attorney General's Office in 1968. He was in private practice in Springfield, Missouri, from 1973 to 2002.

District court service

On March 21, 2002, Dorr was nominated by President George W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri vacated by D. Brook Bartlett. Dorr was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 1, 2002, and received his commission on August 2, 2002. On April 24, 2013, Dorr died from cancer in Houston, where he was being treated.

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Education
University of Illinois System, University of Missouri School of Law, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
Also known as
Richard E. Dorr

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Richard Everett Dorr?

United States federal judge (1943-2013)

When was Richard Everett Dorr born?

Richard Everett Dorr was born on 26 August 1943 in Jefferson City.

When did Richard Everett Dorr die?

Richard Everett Dorr died on 24 April 2013 in Houston.

What was Richard Everett Dorr's occupation?

Richard Everett Dorr was a lawyer and judge.

What nationality was Richard Everett Dorr?

Richard Everett Dorr was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Richard Everett Dorr

· Wikidata: Q7325560

· DBpedia: Richard Everett Dorr

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