William Collinson
William Robert Collinson (1912-1995) was a federal judge on the Eastern and the Western District Courts of Missouri.
Collinson was nominated simultaneously to both courts by President Lyndon Johnson on July 14, 1965, to a seat vacated by Richard Duncan; he was confirmed by the Senate on August 11, 1965, and received commission that same day. He assumed senior status on August 19, 1980, and served in that capacity until his death on June 1, 1995. Collinson was succeeded in this positin by Joseph Stevens.
Early life and education
- Drury College, A.B., 1933
- University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law, J.D., 1935
Professional career
- Private practice, Kansas City, Missouri, 1935-1936
- Private practice, Springfield, Missouri, 1936-1941
- Prosecuting attorney, Springfield, Missouri, 1941-1944
- U.S. Navy, 1944-1946
- Private practice, Springfield, Missouri, 1946-1949
- Missouri circuit judge, 1949-1965
Judicial career
Eastern District of Missouri
Collinson was nominated simultaneously to both courts by President Lyndon Johnson on July 14, 1965, to a seat vacated by Richard Duncan;[1] he was confirmed by the Senate on August 11, 1965, and received commission that same day. He assumed senior status on August 19, 1980, and served in that capacity until his death on June 1, 1995. Collinson was succeeded in this positin by Joseph Stevens.
External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
Footnotes
- ↑ Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Richard Duncan |
Eastern District of Missouri 1965–1980 Seat #5T |
Succeeded by: Joseph Stevens
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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 • | ||
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| 1964 |
Anderson • Bratton • Christie • Collins • Cowen • Davis • Ely • Freedman • Gordon • Higginbotham • McNichols • Muecke • Nichols • Port • Rabinovitz • Robinson • Simons • Suttle • Weber • Whelan • Zampano | ||
| 1965 |
Bryant • Celebrezze • Coffin • Coleman • Collinson • Corcoran • Doyle • Eubanks • Fortas • Frankel • Gasch • Gibson • Gordon • Harris • Hemphill • Hill • Hunter • Landis • Langley • Leventhal • Maxwell • McEntee • Mehrtens • Nichol • Reynolds • Russell • Smith • Tamm • Thornberry • Young | ||
| 1966 |
Ainsworth • Atkins • Boyle • Cabot • Cassibry • Copple • Craven • Cummings • Dyer • Fairchild • Feinberg • Ferguson • Fullam • Garrity • Godbold • Goldberg • Goodwin • Gray • Guinn • Harvey • Hauk • Heaney • Heebe • Hickey • Hogan • Kaufman • Kinneary • Krentzman • Lay • Leddy • Lord • Lynch • MacKenzie • Mansfield • McCree • McRae • Mitchell • Motley • Napoli • Nichols • Noland • Peck II • Peckham • Pettine • Pittman • Porter • Real • Roberts • Robinson • Robinson • Rubin • Russell • Scott • Seals • Seitz • Simpson • Singleton • Skelton • Smith • Smith • Taylor • Thomas • von der Heydt • Watson • Winter • Wise | ||
| 1967 |
Arnow • Beckworth • Belloni • Butzner • Cancio • Carter • Clayton • Combs • Comiskey • Curtin • Eaton • Edenfield • Fernandez-Badillo • Gesell • Gordon • Jones • Keith • Kellam • Lambros • Maletz • Marshall • Masterson • Merhige • Morgan • Murray • Neville • Pollack • Pregerson • Theis • Troutman • Van Dusen • Waddy • Weiner • Weinstein • Whipple • Williams | ||
| 1968 |
Aldisert • Baldwin • Bownes • Bright • Green • Gubow • Henderson • Holloway • Hufstedler • Judd • Justice • Keady • Kerner, Jr. • Lasker • Latchum • Lawrence • McMillan • Morgan • Newman • Nixon • Pratt • Re • Rosenstein • Schwartz • Smith • Stahl • Travia • Woodward | ||
