Clarence Addison Brimmer Jr. Explained

Clarence Addison Brimmer Jr.
Office:Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming
Term Start:September 27, 2006
Term End:October 23, 2014
Office1:Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming
Term Start1:1986
Term End1:1992
Predecessor1:Office established
Successor1:Alan Bond Johnson
Office2:Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming
Term Start2:September 16, 1975
Term End2:September 27, 2006
Appointer2:Gerald Ford
Predecessor2:Ewing Thomas Kerr
Successor2:Nancy D. Freudenthal
Office3:United States Attorney for the District of Wyoming
President3:Gerald Ford
Term Start3:1974
Term End3:1975
Predecessor3:Richard V. Thomas
Successor3:James P. Castburg
Office4:23rd Attorney General of Wyoming
Term Start4:1971
Term End4:1974
Governor4:Stanley K. Hathaway
Predecessor4:James E. Barrett
Successor4:David B. Kennedy
Office5:Chairman of the Wyoming Republican Party
Term Start5:1967
Term End5:1971
Birth Name:Clarence Addison Brimmer Jr.
Birth Date:11 July 1922
Birth Place:Rawlins, Wyoming, U.S.
Death Place:Boulder, Colorado, U.S.
Children:Philip A. Brimmer
Education:University of Michigan (BA)
University of Michigan Law School (JD)
Allegiance: United States
Serviceyears:1942–1946

Clarence Addison Brimmer Jr. (July 11, 1922 – October 23, 2014) was an American judge. He served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming.[1]

Life and career

Born in Rawlins, Wyoming, Brimmer was the son of Geraldine Zingsheim and Clarence Addison Brimmer Sr.[2] He attended Rawlins High School and the University of Michigan, where he served as an editor for The Michigan Daily. He also attended the University of Michigan Law School, where he earned his Juris Doctor degree.

Brimmer served in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II.

He served as a chairperson of the Wyoming Republican Party from 1967 to 1971. After stepping down as chairperson, Brimmer was nominated by the 27th Governor of Wyoming, Stanley K. Hathaway, to serve as the attorney general for Wyoming. He succeeded James E. Barrett and served until 1974, when he was succeeded by David B. Kennedy. He then was nominated by Gerald Ford to serve as the United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming until 1975.

Brimmer served as a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming, succeeding Ewing Thomas Kerr. He was succeeded by Nancy D. Freudenthal in 2006. Brimmer served as the senior judge for the district.[3] [4]

Brimmer died in October 2014 at the Boulder Community Hospital in Boulder, Colorado, at the age of 92.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brimmer, Clarence Addison, Jr.. Federal Judicial Center. October 20, 2022.
  2. Web site: Former federal judge Brimmer dies at 92. Billings Gazette. October 24, 2014. October 20, 2022.
  3. Web site: Gov nominates wife for federal court. Casper Star-Tribune. Ben. Heary. May 14, 2009. October 20, 2022.
  4. Web site: U.S. District Judge Clarence Brimmer retires at 90. Billings Gazette. June 27, 2013. October 20, 2022.