Robert Hugh McWilliams Jr.

Judge Robert Hugh McWilliams Jr.

Personal

Birthday:

4/27/1916

Birthplace:

Salina, KS

Date of Death:

4/10/2013

Place of Death:

Denver, CO

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Deputy district attorney, Denver, Colorado, 1941-1942
Special agent, U.S. Office of Naval Intelligence, 1942-1945
U.S. Army sergeant, Office of Strategic Services, 1945-1946
District attorney, Denver, Colorado, 1946-1949
Private practice, Denver, Colorado, 1949-1952
Judge, Denver [Colorado] Municipal Court, 1949-1952
Judge, Colorado District Court, Second Judicial District, 1952-1961
Justice, Colorado Supreme Court, 1961-1970

Education

Name of School:

University of Denver

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1938

Name of School - Second:

University of Denver - STURM College of Law

With a host of new faculty members added during the past few years, a new building, the wonderful naming gift from Donald and Susan Sturm and the development of the Nanda Center for International Law supported by a generous gift from Doug and Mary Scrivner, the Sturm College of Law is poised for a major leap forward in quality and stature, says Chancellor Robert D. Coombe.

Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1941

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Court Name:

Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals

President Nominating:

Richard M. Nixon

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

10/14/1970

Retirement from Active Service:

8/31/1984

Termination Date:

4/10/2013

Termination Reason:

Death