Raymond Eugene Plummer Explained

Raymond Eugene Plummer
Office:Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska
Term Start:June 1, 1973
Term End:December 26, 1987
Office1:Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska
Term Start1:1966
Term End1:1973
Predecessor1:Walter Hartman Hodge
Successor1:James von der Heydt
Office2:Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska
Term Start2:September 18, 1961
Term End2:June 1, 1973
Appointer2:John F. Kennedy
Predecessor2:Seat established by 75 Stat. 80
Successor2:James Martin Fitzgerald
Birth Name:Raymond Eugene Plummer
Birth Date:27 March 1913
Birth Place:Harlan, Iowa
Education:University of Nebraska–Lincoln (BA, LLB)

Raymond Eugene Plummer (March 27, 1913 – December 26, 1987) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska.

Early life and education

Born in Harlan, Iowa, Plummer received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in 1937 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Nebraska College of Law in 1939.

Career

Plummer worked in private practice of law in Dallas, Texas from 1939 to 1940. He was in private practice of law in Lincoln, Nebraska from 1940 to 1944. He was an assistant United States attorney of the District of Alaska Territory from 1944 to 1946. He was the United States attorney for the District of Alaska Territory from 1946 to 1949. He was in private practice of law in Anchorage, Territory of Alaska from 1949 to 1961.

Federal judicial service

Plummer was nominated by President John F. Kennedy on August 28, 1961, to the United States District Court for the District of Alaska, to a new seat created by 75 Stat. 80. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 8, 1961, and received his commission on September 18, 1961. He served as Chief Judge from 1966 to 1973. He assumed senior status due to a certified disability on June 1, 1973. His service was terminated on December 26, 1987, due to his death.

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