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Dennis Raymond Knapp
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
Dennis Raymond Knapp served on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia. Appointed by Richard M. Nixon and confirmed Dec 16, 1970. ABA rating: Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Richard M. Nixon
- Confirmed
- Dec 16, 1970
- ABA rating
- Qualified
- Born
- 1912
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West VirginiaRichard M. Nixon · Dec 16, 1970 – Dec 25, 1998
Education
- New River State College (now West Virginia Institute of Technology)A.B., 1932
- West Virginia UniversityM.A., 1934
- West Virginia University College of LawLL.B., 1940
Career
Private practice, Nitro, West Virginia, 1940-1942, 1946-1956; Attorney, U.S. Department of War, 1942-1944; U.S. Army sergeant, 1944-1946; City attorney, Nitro, West Virginia, 1948-1956; Judge, Court of Common Pleas of Kanawha County [West Virginia], 1957-1970
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