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Clarence Addison Brimmer Jr.

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Clarence Addison Brimmer Jr.
Brimmer in 1996
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming
In office
September 27, 2006 – October 23, 2014
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming
In office
1986–1992
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byAlan Bond Johnson
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming
In office
September 16, 1975 – September 27, 2006
Appointed byGerald Ford
Preceded byEwing Thomas Kerr
Succeeded byNancy D. Freudenthal
United States Attorney for the District of Wyoming
In office
1974–1975
PresidentGerald Ford
Preceded byRichard V. Thomas
Succeeded byJames P. Castburg
23rd Attorney General of Wyoming
In office
1971–1974
GovernorStanley K. Hathaway
Preceded byJames E. Barrett
Succeeded byDavid B. Kennedy
Chairman of the Wyoming Republican Party
In office
1967–1971
Personal details
Born
Clarence Addison Brimmer Jr.

(1922-07-11)July 11, 1922
Rawlins, Wyoming, U.S.
DiedOctober 23, 2014(2014-10-23) (aged 92)
Boulder, Colorado, U.S.
ChildrenPhilip A. Brimmer
EducationUniversity of Michigan (BA)
University of Michigan Law School (JD)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service1942–1946

Clarence Addison Brimmer Jr. (July 11, 1922 – October 23, 2014) was an American judge. He served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming.[1]

Life and career

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Born in Rawlins, Wyoming, Brimmer was the son of Geraldine Zingsheim and Clarence Addison Brimmer Sr.[2] He attended Rawlins High School and the University of Michigan, where he served as an editor for The Michigan Daily.[2] He also attended the University of Michigan Law School, where he earned his Juris Doctor degree.[1]

Brimmer served in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II.[2]

He served as a chairperson of the Wyoming Republican Party from 1967 to 1971.[2] After stepping down as chairperson, Brimmer was nominated by the 27th Governor of Wyoming, Stanley K. Hathaway, to serve as the attorney general for Wyoming.[2] He succeeded James E. Barrett and served until 1974, when he was succeeded by David B. Kennedy. He then was nominated by Gerald Ford to serve as the United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming until 1975.[2]

Brimmer served as a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming, succeeding Ewing Thomas Kerr and receiving his commission on September 16, 1975. He assumed senior status on September 27, 2006, was succeeded by Nancy D. Freudenthal,[3] and assumed inactive senior status in June 2013.[4][5]

Brimmer died on October 23, 2014 at the Boulder Community Hospital in Boulder, Colorado, at the age of 92.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Brimmer, Clarence Addison, Jr". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Former federal judge Brimmer dies at 92". Billings Gazette. October 24, 2014. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  3. ^ Heary, Ben (May 14, 2009). "Gov nominates wife for federal court". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  4. ^ "U.S. District Judge Clarence Brimmer retires at 90". Billings Gazette. June 27, 2013. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  5. ^ "Transcript of Hearing on Petitions for United States Citizenship and Naturalization Ceremony" (PDF). United States District Court for the District of Wyoming. July 8, 2013.
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Legal offices
Preceded by Attorney General of Wyoming
1971–1974 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming
1975–2006 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Office established
 Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming
1986–1992 		Succeeded by
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