Donald J. Stohr

Donald Julius Stohr
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
In office December 31, 2006 – December 10, 2015
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
In office April 13, 1992 – December 31, 2006
Appointed by	George H. W. Bush
Preceded by	Seat established by 104 Stat. 5089
Succeeded by	Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr.
Personal details
Born	Donald Julius Stohr (1934-03-09)March 9, 1934 Sedalia, Missouri
Died	December 10, 2015(2015-12-10) (aged 81) Ladue, Missouri
Education	Saint Louis University (B.S.) Saint Louis University School of Law (J.D.)

Donald Julius Stohr (March 9, 1934 – December 10, 2015) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.

Education and career

Born in Sedalia, Missouri, Stohr 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. He was a first assistant county counselor, St. Louis County, Missouri from 1963 to 1965. He was a St. Louis County counselor from 1965 to 1966. He was in private practice in St. Louis from 1966 to 1973. He was the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri from 1973 to 1976. He was in private practice in St. Louis from 1976 to 1992.

Federal judicial service

Stohr was nominated by President George H. W. Bush on November 14, 1991, to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, to a new seat created by 104 Stat. 5089. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 8, 1992, and received his commission on April 13, 1992. He assumed senior status on December 31, 2006, serving in that status until his death on December 10, 2015, in Ladue, Missouri.

Sources

• FJC Bio