Richard Frank Cebull is a United States federal judge

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Born in Billings, Montana

Billings, Montana

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, Cebull received a B.S.

Bachelor of Science

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 from Montana State University

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 in 1966 and a J.D.

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 from the University of Montana Law School in 1969. He was in private practice in Montana

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 from 1969 to 1997. He was a Trial Judge of the Northern Cheyenne Tribal Court from 1970 to 1972.

Cebull served as a United States Magistrate Judge

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 for the District of Montana from 1998 to 2001. On May 17, 2001, Cebull was nominated by President George W. Bush

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 to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Montana

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 vacated by Jack D. Shanstrom

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Jack D. Shanstrom is a United States federal judge.Born in Hewitt, Minnesota, Shanstrom received a B.A. from the University of Montana in 1956, a B.S. from the University of Montana in 1957, and an LL.B. from the University of Montana School of Law in 1957. He was a U.S. Air Force First...

. Cebull was confirmed by the United States Senate

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 on July 20, 2001, and received his commission on July 25, 2001. He became chief judge in 2008.

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