Myron L. Gordon

Myron L. Gordon
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
In office February 12, 1983 – November 3, 2009
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
In office March 4, 1967 – February 12, 1983
Appointed by	Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded by	Seat established by 80 Stat. 75
Succeeded by	Thomas John Curran
Personal details
Born	Myron L. Gordon (1918-02-11)February 11, 1918 Kenosha, Wisconsin
Died	November 3, 2009(2009-11-03) (aged 91) Palm Desert, California
Education	University of Wisconsin (B.A., M.A.) Harvard Law School (LL.B.)

Myron L. Gordon (February 11, 1918 – November 3, 2009) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.

Education and career

Born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Gordon received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1939 and a Master of Arts degree from the same institution in 1939. He received a Bachelor of Laws from Harvard Law School in 1942. He was in the United States Naval Reserve from 1942 to 1945 during World War II. He was in private practice in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from 1945 to 1950. He was a civil court judge in Milwaukee County from 1950 to 1954. He was a circuit court judge for the State of Wisconsin from 1954 to 1961. He was an Associate Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court from 1961 to 1967.

Federal judicial service

Gordon was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson on January 16, 1967, to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, to a new seat created by 80 Stat. 75. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 2, 1967, and received his commission on March 4, 1967. He assumed senior status on February 12, 1983. He served in that status until his death on November 3, 2009, in Palm Desert, California.

Sources

• Myron L. Gordon at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.