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Horace Weldon Gilmore

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Horace Weldon Gilmore served on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Appointed by Jimmy Carter and confirmed Jun 18, 1980.

Appointed by
Jimmy Carter
Confirmed
Jun 18, 1980
Born
1918

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of MichiganJimmy Carter · Jun 18, 1980 – Jan 25, 2010

Education

  • University of MichiganB.A., 1939
  • University of Michigan Law SchoolJ.D., 1942

Career

U.S. Naval Reserve lieutenant, 1942-1946; Law clerk, Hon. Charles Simons, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1946-1947; Private practice, Detroit, Michigan, 1947-1951, 1953-1954; Special assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Michigan, 1951-1952; Member, Michigan Board of Tax Appeals, 1954; Deputy attorney general, State of Michigan, 1954-1956; Judge, Michigan Circuit Court, Third Judicial Circuit, 1956-1980

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