Clarence Addison Brimmer Jr.

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Clarence Addison Brimmer Jr.
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Brimmer in 1996
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming
In office
September 27, 2006 – October 23, 2014
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming
In office
1986–1992
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byAlan Bond Johnson
District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming
In office
September 16, 1975 – September 27, 2006
Appointed byGerald Ford
Preceded byEwing Thomas Kerr
Succeeded byNancy D. Freudenthal
United States Attorney for the District of Wyoming
In office
1974–1975
PresidentGerald Ford
Preceded byRichard V. Thomas
Succeeded byJames P. Castburg
23rd Attorney General of Wyoming
In office
1971–1974
GovernorStanley K. Hathaway
Preceded byJames E. Barrett
Succeeded byDavid B. Kennedy
Chairman of the Wyoming Republican Party
In office
1967–1971
Personal details
BornClarence Addison Brimmer Jr.
(1922-07-11)July 11, 1922
DiedOctober 23, 2014(2014-10-23) (aged 92)
PartyRepublican
ChildrenPhilip A. Brimmer
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
University of Michigan Law School
OccupationJudge

Clarence Addison Brimmer Jr. (July 11, 1922[1] – October 23, 2014) was an American judge and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as attorney general of Wyoming from 1971 to 1974 and as district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming from 1975 to 2006.[2][3]

Life and career

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Brimmer was born in Rawlins, Wyoming, the son of Clarence Addison Brimmer Sr. and Geraldine Zingsheim. He attended and graduated from Rawlins High School.[4] After graduating, he served in the United States Army Air Corps, during World War II, which after his discharge,[5] he attended the University of Michigan, earning his BA degree in 1944, and was an editor for the university's newspaper The Michigan Daily.[4] After earning his degree, he served as a sergeant in the United States Air Force, which after his discharge, he attended the University of Michigan Law School, earning his J.D. degree in 1947.[3]

Brimmer served as chairman of the Wyoming Republican Party from 1967 to 1971, which after stepping down as chairman, Wyoming governor Stanley K. Hathaway nominated Brimmer to serve as attorney general of Wyoming, serving until 1974, when he was succeeded by David B. Kennedy.[2] After his service as attorney general, he served as the United States attorney for the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming from 1974 to 1975.[4]

Brimmer served as district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming, succeeding Ewing Thomas Kerr and receiving his commission on September 16, 1975. He assumed senior status on September 27, 2006, when he was succeeded by Nancy D. Freudenthal,[6] and assumed inactive senior status in June 2013.[7][8]

Death

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Brimmer died on October 23, 2014, at the Boulder Community Hospital in Boulder, Colorado, at the age of 92.[4]

See also

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References

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