Theodore McMillian

Theodore McMillian
Theodore McMillian
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
	In office; July 1, 2003 – January 18, 2006
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
	In office; September 23, 1978 – July 1, 2003
Appointed by	Jimmy Carter
Preceded by	William H. Webster
Succeeded by	William Duane Benton
Personal details
Born	Theodore McMillian; January 28, 1919; St. Louis, Missouri
Died	January 18, 2006 (aged 86); St. Louis, Missouri
Education	Lincoln University (B.S.); Saint Louis University School of Law (LL.B.)

Theodore McMillian (January 28, 1919 – January 18, 2006) was the first African American to serve on the Missouri Court of Appeals, and the first African American to serve as a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

Education and career

Born in St. Louis, Missouri, McMillian received a Bachelor of Science degree from Lincoln University in 1941. He received a Bachelor of Laws from Saint Louis University School of Law in 1949. He was in the United States Army from 1942 to 1946. He was in private practice of law in St. Louis from 1949 to 1953. He was an assistant circuit attorney of City of St. Louis from 1953 to 1956. He was a judge of the Circuit Court in St. Louis from 1956 to 1972. He was appointed by Governor Warren E. Hearnes as a judge of the Eastern Division of the Missouri Court of Appeals from 1972 to 1978, being retained in 1974. He was an associate professor at the University of Missouri from 1970 to 1972. He was a faculty member of the National College of Juvenile Justice at the University of Nevada, Reno from 1972 to 1977. He was an associate professor of the Webster College Graduate Program in 1977.^[1]

Other service

McMillian served as board chairman of the Human Development Corporation, local CAP agency, Minority Economic Development Agency and the Herbert Hoover’s Boys Club of St. Louis.^{[citation needed]} He served as a board member of the American Judicature Society, Blue Cross Hospital Association and Urban League.^{[citation needed]} He was a member of the St. Louis University’s President’s Council and board of trustees of the St. Louis Junior College District.^{[citation needed]}

Federal judicial service

McMillian was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on August 3, 1978, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit vacated by Judge William H. Webster. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 22, 1978, and received his commission on September 23, 1978. He assumed senior status on July 1, 2003. His service was terminated on January 18, 2006, due to his death in St. Louis.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Theodore McMillian at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Sources

Theodore McMillian at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

External links

"Theodore McMillian - Ballotpedia".

Legal offices
Preceded by William H. Webster	Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit 1978–2003	Succeeded by William Duane Benton

[auto-1] Theodore McMillian at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

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