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William Matthew Kidd

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia · 1979–1983

William Matthew Kidd , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia. William Matthew Kidd (June 15, 1918 – December 20, 1998) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia and the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia.

Education

  • West Virginia University College of LawLL.B., 1950

Career

U.S. Navy, 1942-1945; State delegate, West Virginia, 1950-1952; Private practice, West Virginia, 1952-1974; Prosecutor, Braxton County, West Virginia, 1962-1970; Judge, West Virginia Circuit Court, Fourteenth Judicial Circuit, 1974-1979; chief judge, 1976-1979

Biography

William Matthew Kidd (June 15, 1918 – December 20, 1998) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia and the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia.

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