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Robert Hugh McWilliams Jr.

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1970

Robert Hugh McWilliams Jr., Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.

Education

  • University of DenverA.B., 1938
  • University of Denver College of Law (now Sturm College of Law)LL.B., 1941

Career

Deputy district attorney, Denver, Colorado, 1941-1942; Special agent, U.S. Office of Naval Intelligence, 1942-1945; U.S. Army sergeant, Office of Strategic Services, 1945-1946; District attorney, Denver, Colorado, 1946-1949; Private practice, Denver, Colorado, 1949-1952; Judge, Denver [Colorado] Municipal Court, 1949-1952; Judge, Colorado District Court, Second Judicial District, 1952-1961; Justice, Colorado Supreme Court, 1961-1970

Biography

Robert Hugh McWilliams Jr. (April 27, 1916 – April 10, 2013) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and a justice of the Colorado Supreme Court.

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