William Webster
William Hedgcock Webster (1924-2025) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.
Webster passed away on August 8, 2025.[1]
Early life and education
- Amherst College, A.B., 1947
- Washington University School of Law, J.D., 1949[2]
Professional career
- U.S. Naval Reserve Lieutenant (JG), 1943-1946
- Private practice, St. Louis, Missouri, 1949-1950
- U.S. Naval Reserve Lieutenant, 1950-1952
- Private practice, St. Louis, Missouri, 1952-1959
- U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1960-1961
- Private practice, St. Louis, Missouri, 1961-1970
- Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1978-1987
- Director, Central Intelligence Agency, 1987-1991
- Private practice, Washington, DC, 1991-present[2]
Judicial career
Eighth Circuit
Webster was nominated to the Eighth Circuit by President Richard Nixon on June 13, 1973, to a seat vacated by Marion Matthes; he was confirmed by the Senate on July 13, 1973, and received commission on July 18. He resigned on February 22, 1978.[2]
Eastern District of Missouri
Webster was nominated to the Eastern District of Missouri by President Richard Nixon on December 8, 1970, to a new seat created by 84 Stat. 294; he was confirmed by the Senate on December 17, 1970, and received commission on December 21. He served the Eastern District of Missouri until he advanced to the Eighth Circuit on August 10, 1973.[2] Webster was succeeded in this position by John Nangle.
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Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA - new seat |
Eastern District of Missouri 1970–1973 Seat #6 |
Succeeded by: John Nangle |
| Preceded by: Marion Matthes |
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals 1973–1978 |
Succeeded by: Theodore McMillian
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Stephen Clark (Missouri) • Henry Autrey • Brian C. Wimes • Sarah Pitlyk • Matthew Schelp • Maria Lanahan • Zachary Bluestone | ||
| Senior judges |
Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr. • Jean Hamilton • Catherine Perry • E. Richard Webber • Rodney Sippel • Edward Filippine • Nanette Laughrey • Audrey Fleissig • John Ross (Missouri) • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Patricia Cohen • Joseph S. Dueker • Shirley Mensah • Abbie S. Crites-Leoni • Noelle C. Collins • John Bodenhausen • Stephen Welby • Rodney Holmes • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Carol Jackson • Charles Shaw (Missouri) • Stephen N. Limbaugh, Sr. • Donald Stohr • John Nangle • Samuel Treat • Elmer Bragg Adams • Henry Samuel Priest • Amos Madden Thayer • David Patterson Dyer • Gustavus Adolphus Finkelnburg • Charles Breckenridge Faris • Roy Winfield Harper • Charles B. Davis (Missouri federal judge) • George Moore (Missouri) • John Collet • William Webster • Clyde Cahill • William Collinson • Richard Duncan (Missouri) • Joseph Stevens (Missouri) • Harris Wangelin • George Gunn • Rubey Hulen • William Hungate • James Meredith (Missouri) • John Regan • Randolph Weber • Ronnie L. White • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Carol Jackson • Jean Hamilton • Catherine Perry • Rodney Sippel • Edward Filippine • John Nangle • Roy Winfield Harper • George Moore (Missouri) • Harris Wangelin • James Meredith (Missouri) • | ||
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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 | ||
