Bobby Baldock
Bobby Ray Baldock | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit | |
| Assumed office January 26, 2001 | |
| Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review | |
| In office June 17, 1992 – May 18, 1998 | |
| Appointed by | William Rehnquist |
| Preceded by | Edward Skottowe Northrop |
| Succeeded by | Ralph B. Guy Jr. |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit | |
| In office December 17, 1985 – January 26, 2001 | |
| Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Oliver Seth |
| Succeeded by | Harris Hartz |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico | |
| In office June 7, 1983 – January 24, 1986 | |
| Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Edwin L. Mechem |
| Succeeded by | John Edwards Conway |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bobby Ray Baldock January 24, 1936[1] Rocky, Oklahoma |
| Spouse | Mary Jane Holt[2] |
| Education | New Mexico Military Institute University of Arizona College of Law (JD) |
Bobby Ray Baldock (born January 24, 1936) is a Senior United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and a former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico.
Education and career
Baldock was born in Rocky, Oklahoma. He graduated from New Mexico Military Institute in 1956. He received a Juris Doctor from the University of Arizona College of Law in 1960. He was a Captain, Adjutant General Staff, New Mexico National Guard from 1960 to 1970. He was in private practice in Roswell, New Mexico, from 1960 to 1983. He was an adjunct professor at Eastern New Mexico University's Roswell Campus from 1962 to 1981.[3]
Federal judicial service
Baldock was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on May 2, 1983, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico vacated by Judge Edwin L. Mechem. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 6, 1983, and received his commission on June 7, 1983. Baldock's service was terminated on January 24, 1986, due to elevation to the Tenth Circuit.[3]
Baldock was nominated by President Reagan on October 7, 1985, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit vacated by Judge Oliver Seth. He was confirmed by the Senate on December 16, 1985, and received his commission on December 17, 1985. He assumed senior status on January 26, 2001.[3]
Notes
- ^ Press, Bernan (March 2001). Biographical Directory of the Federal Judiciary, 1789-2000. Bernan Press. ISBN 9780890592588.
- ^ Confirmation hearings on federal appointments : hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Ninety-eighth Congress, first session, on confirmation hearings on appointments to the federal judiciary and the Department of Justice. 4.J 89/2:S.hrg.98-372/ pt.1 (1983)
- ^ a b c "Baldock, Bobby Ray - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
References
- Bobby Ray Baldock at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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- 1936 births
- 20th-century American judges
- James E. Rogers College of Law alumni
- Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- Judges of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
- Living people
- New Mexico Military Institute alumni
- United States Army officers
- United States court of appeals judges appointed by Ronald Reagan
- United States district court judges appointed by Ronald Reagan
- Eastern New Mexico University faculty
- Judges of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review