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Gary Fenner
2015 - Present
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Gary Fenner is a Federal Article III judge on senior status for the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri. He joined the court in 1996 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton. Fenner assumed senior status on September 8, 2015, after Roseann A. Ketchmark was confirmed to his seat. [1]
Education
Fenner graudated from University of Kansas with his bachelor's degree in 1970 and later graduated from University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law with his J.D. in 1973.[1]
Professional career
- 1994-1996: Chief judge of Western District, Missouri Court of Appeals
- 1988-1994: Judge, Missouri Court of Appeals
- 1979-1987: Judge, Missouri 5th Judicial Circuit Court
- 1977-1979: Attorney in private practice
- 1976-1977: Business Law instructor, Webster College
- 1973-1977: Assistant city attorney, City of St. Joseph
- 1973: Attorney in private practice[1]
Judicial career
Western District of Missouri
Fenner was nominated by President Bill Clinton on December 13, 1995, to a seat vacated by Scott Olin Wright as Wright assumed senior status. Fenner was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on July 10, 1996, and received commission on July 25, 1996.[2] Fenner assumed senior status on September 8, 2015.
See also
- United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
- United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Judge Fenner's biography from the Federal Judicial Center
- ↑ THOMAS, "Nomination of Gary Fenner" Search for Gary Fenner
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Scott Wright |
Western District of Missouri 1996–2015 Seat #6 |
Succeeded by: Roseann A. Ketchmark
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Mary Elizabeth Phillips • David Kays • Brian C. Wimes • M. Douglas Harpool • Stephen R. Bough • Roseann A. Ketchmark | ||
| Senior judges |
Rodney Sippel • Nanette Laughrey • Ortrie Smith • Dean Whipple • Howard Sachs • Fernando Gaitan • Gary Fenner • | ||
| Magistrate judges | James England • David P. Rush • Lajuana Counts • Willie Epps • Brian Gaddy • Jill Morris • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Stephen N. Limbaugh, Sr. • Robert William Wells • John Gibson (Eighth Circuit) • Arnold Krekel • John Finis Philips • Arba Seymour Van Valkenburgh • Albert Reeves • Merrill Otis • John Collet • Richard Dorr • William Collinson • Richard Duncan (Missouri) • Joseph Stevens (Missouri) • Harris Wangelin • Brook Bartlett • William Becker • Russell Clark • Floyd Gibson • Albert Ridge • Charles Whittaker • Elmo Hunter • John Oliver (Missouri) • Ross Roberts • Randle Smith • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Dean Whipple • Scott Wright • Howard Sachs • Albert Reeves • Richard Duncan (Missouri) • Joseph Stevens (Missouri) • Brook Bartlett • William Becker • Russell Clark • Floyd Gibson • Albert Ridge • Elmo Hunter • John Oliver (Missouri) • Randle Smith • | ||
Federal courts:
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Missouri, Western District of Missouri • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Missouri, Western District of Missouri
State courts:
Missouri Supreme Court • Missouri Court of Appeals • Missouri Circuit Courts • Missouri Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in Missouri • Missouri judicial elections • Judicial selection in Missouri
