William Edward Doyle
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William Edward Doyle was a United States federal judge
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Born in Denver, Colorado
, Doyle received an LL.B. from George Washington University Law School in 1937 and an A.B.
from the University of Colorado
in 1940. He served as deputy district attorney
of Denver, Colorado from 1938 to 1941, before entering private practice in Denver from 1941 to 1943. He was in the United States Army
during World War II
, from 1943 to 1945. He returned to private practice in Denver from 1946 to 1958, and also served as chief deputy district attorney of Denver from 1948 to 1952. He was a judge on the Colorado District Court from 1948 to 1949. He was a Justice on the Supreme Court of Colorado from 1959 to 1961.
On September 14, 1961, Doyle was nominated by President John F. Kennedy
to a new seat on the United States District Court for the District of Colorado
. created by 75 Stat. 80. He was confirmed by the United States Senate
on September 21, 1961, and received his commission on September 22, 1961.
Doyle was later elevated by President Richard M. Nixon to a seat the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
vacated by Alfred Paul Murrah. Nominated on March 25, 1971, Doyle was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 21, 1971, and received his commission on April 26, 1971. He assumed senior status
on December 28, 1984, serving thereafter until his death, in Denver, in 1986.
United States federal judge
In the United States, the title of federal judge usually means a judge appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate in accordance with Article II of the United States Constitution....
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Born in Denver, Colorado
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
, Doyle received an LL.B. from George Washington University Law School in 1937 and an A.B.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
from the University of Colorado
University of Colorado at Boulder
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in 1940. He served as deputy district attorney
District attorney
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of Denver, Colorado from 1938 to 1941, before entering private practice in Denver from 1941 to 1943. He was in the United States Army
United States Army
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during World War II
World War II
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, from 1943 to 1945. He returned to private practice in Denver from 1946 to 1958, and also served as chief deputy district attorney of Denver from 1948 to 1952. He was a judge on the Colorado District Court from 1948 to 1949. He was a Justice on the Supreme Court of Colorado from 1959 to 1961.
On September 14, 1961, Doyle was nominated by President John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963....
to a new seat on the United States District Court for the District of Colorado
United States District Court for the District of Colorado
The United States District Court for the District of Colorado is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is the state of Colorado. The United States Congress organized Colorado as a single judicial district on June 26, 1876, by 19 Stat. 61...
. created by 75 Stat. 80. He was confirmed by the United States Senate
United States Senate
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on September 21, 1961, and received his commission on September 22, 1961.
Doyle was later elevated by President Richard M. Nixon to a seat the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:* District of Colorado* District of Kansas...
vacated by Alfred Paul Murrah. Nominated on March 25, 1971, Doyle was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 21, 1971, and received his commission on April 26, 1971. He assumed senior status
Senior status
Senior status is a form of semi-retirement for United States federal judges, and judges in some state court systems. After federal judges have reached a certain combination of age and years of service on the federal courts, they are allowed to assume senior status...
on December 28, 1984, serving thereafter until his death, in Denver, in 1986.