Dean Whipple

American judge (born 1938)

Dean Whipple


Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
Incumbent
Assumed office April 30, 2007
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
In office 2000–2007
Preceded by	D. Brook Bartlett
Succeeded by	Fernando J. Gaitan Jr.
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
In office December 9, 1987 – April 30, 2007
Appointed by	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Ross Thompson Roberts
Succeeded by	David Gregory Kays

Personal details
Born	(1938-04-03) April 3, 1938 (age 86) Lebanon, Missouri, U.S.
Education	Drury University (AB) University of Missouri–Kansas City (JD)

Education and career

Born in Lebanon, Missouri on April 3, 1938,^[1] Whipple received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Drury University in 1961 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Law in 1965. He was in private practice in Lebanon from 1967 to 1974. He was a prosecuting attorney of Laclede County, Missouri from 1967 to 1971. He was a judge of the 26th Judicial Circuit Court of the State of Missouri from 1975 to 1987.^[2]

On September 14, 1987, Whipple was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri vacated by Judge Ross Thompson Roberts. Whipple was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 8, 1987, and received his commission the following day. He served as Chief Judge from 2000 to 2007, assuming senior status on April 30, 2007. He was succeeded by Judge David Gregory Kays.^[2]

^ ^a ^b "Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments: Hearings Before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundredth Congress, First Session, on Confirmation of Appointments to the Federal Judiciary and the Department of Justice". 1989.
^ ^a ^b Dean Whipple at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by Ross Thompson Roberts	Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri 1987–2007	Succeeded by David Gregory Kays
Preceded by D. Brook Bartlett	Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri 2000–2007	Succeeded by Fernando J. Gaitan Jr.