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Richard Dier
Richard A. Dier (1914-1972) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska.
Dier was nominated by President Richard Nixon on December 2, 1971, to a seat vacated by Richard Robinson;[1] he was confirmed by the Senate on December 6, 1971, and received commission three days later. He served in that capacity until his death on December 7, 1972. Dier was succeeded in this position by Albert Schatz.
Early life and education
- University of Nebraska, B.S., 1935
- University of Nebraska, M.A., 1941
- Washington University School of Law, LL.B., 1948
Professional career
- U.S. Army, 1941-1946
- Private practice, Kearney, Nebraska, 1948-1969
- City attorney, Kearney, Nebraska, 1949-1951
- Deputy county attorney, Buffalo County, Nebraska, 1954-1958
- U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska, 1969-1971
Judicial career
District of Nebraska
Dier was nominated by President Richard Nixon on December 2, 1971, to a seat vacated by Richard Robinson;[1] he was confirmed by the Senate on December 6, 1971, and received commission three days later. He served in that capacity until his death on December 7, 1972. Dier was succeeded in this position by Albert Schatz.
External links
- Biography (dead link) from the Federal Judicial Center.
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Biography (dead link) from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Richard Robinson |
District of Nebraska 1971–1972 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Albert Schatz
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| 1969 |
Adams • Barlow • Battin • Brooks • Burger • Carswell • Clark • Garth • Gibbons • Goodwin • Hannum • Herman • Ingraham • Kilkenny • Lane • Levin • MacKinnon • McFadden • Middlebrooks • Parker • Robb • Trask • Widener • Wilkins • Williams • Wright | ||
| 1970 |
Becker • Blackmun • Bogue • Bratcher • Bue • Conti • Cox • Ditter • Dupree • Eisele • Engel • Fay • Feikens • Fisher • Frey • Gorbey • Hill • Huyett • Kelleher • Kennedy • Kent • King • Kitchen • Knapp • Knox • Krupansky • McCune • McGarr • McWilliams • Mechem • J. Miller • W. Miller • Morton • Moye • Muir • O'Kelley • Oakes • Pell • Pointer • Pratt • Roney • Rosenn • Ross • Schnacke • Scott • Stapleton • Steger • Stevens • Teitelbaum • Thompson • Tjoflat • Toledo • Turrentine • Urbom • VanArtsdalen • Walinski • Wallace • Wangelin • Webster • Weis • Wellford • Wilkey • Winner • Wood | ||
| 1971 |
Alaimo • Allen • A. Anderson • J. Anderson • Barrett • Bauer • Bauman • Benson • Blair • Blatt • Boe • Brieant • Broderick • Bryan Jr. • Byrne • Campbell • Chapman • Choy • Contie • Costantino • DeMascio • Denney • Dier • Doyle • Field • Finesilver • Flannery • Freeman • Gagliardi • Goodwin • Gordon • Green • Gurfein • Hall • Hand • Hodges • Holden • Hunter • Kunzig • Lacey • Lucas • Lydick • Mansfield • McGovern • McLaren • McMillen • Mulligan • Murray • Neaher • Newcomer • Newman • Nielsen • O'Connor • Oakes • Pierce • Powell • Rehnquist • Renfrew • Richey • Rosen • Rubin • Russell • Scalera • Sharp • Sprecher • Stephenson • Stuart • Timbers • Tone • Sickle • Varner • R. West • Williams • Young | ||
| 1972 |
Bechtle • Bennett • Burns • Campbell • Carter • Coffrin • Duffy • Enright • Foreman • Freedman • Griesa • Hermansdorfer • Joiner • Kashiwa • King • Knapp • Lively • Mahon • Markey • Neill • Owens • Pesquera • Roettger • Skopil, Jr. • Stewart • Tauro • Turk • Wallace • H. Ward • R. Ward • Widener | ||
| 1973 |
Biunno • Conner • Engel • Fogel • Garth • Gee • Guin • Hancock • Harvey • Marshall • Miller • Nangle • Owen • Reed • Schatz • Sharp • Skinner • Sneed • Snyder • Stern • Webster • Weis • Wood | ||
| 1974 |
Alsop • Duncan • Firth • Gurfein • Hill • Matsch • McGlynn • Meanor • Miles • Morris • Orrick • Platt • Porter • Schwartz • Stagg • Tone • Voorhees • Warren • Warriner • Werker | ||
