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Roy Winfield Harper

Roy Winfield Harper

Missouri Eastern District Court

Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri

Born 1905 in Gibson, MO

Died 1994 in Chesterfield, MO

FJC ID: 2689

Career output and lasting influence

Opinions attributed per year · peak 2/year

Missouri Eastern District Court · 1947–1947Missouri Western District Court · 1947–1947Missouri Eastern District Court · 1947–1948Missouri Western District Court · 1947–1948Missouri Eastern District Court · 1949–1994Missouri Western District Court · 1949–199419471960198020002020202420
opinions

Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 12/year

Missouri Eastern District Court · 1947–1947Missouri Western District Court · 1947–1947Missouri Eastern District Court · 1947–1948Missouri Western District Court · 1947–1948Missouri Eastern District Court · 1949–1994Missouri Western District Court · 1949–1994194719601980200020202024120
citing decisions

Missouri Eastern District Court · 1947–1947Missouri Western District Court · 1947–1947Missouri Eastern District Court · 1947–1948Missouri Western District Court · 1947–1948Missouri Eastern District Court · 1949–1994Missouri Western District Court · 1949–1994

Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.

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Roy Winfield Harper (July 26, 1905 – February 13, 1994) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri and the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.

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Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation
    U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation
    Member · 1977–1983
  2. Judicial Conference of the United States
    Member · 1965–1971
  3. Private practice, Caruthersville, Missouri
    1934–1947
  4. Air Corps
    Air Corps
    U.S. Army major · 1942–1945
  5. Private practice, Steele, Missouri
    1931–1934
  6. Real Estate Appraisal Division, Shell Oil Company
    Attorney · 1929–1931

Appointments

  1. Missouri Eastern District Court
    U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of MissouriChief Judge
    1949–1994 · Appointed by Harry S Truman (Democratic)
    Term ended: Death
  2. Missouri Western District Court
    U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
    1949–1994 · Appointed by Harry S Truman (Democratic)
    Term ended: Death
  3. Missouri Eastern District Court
    U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
    1947–1948 · Appointed by Harry S Truman (Democratic)
    Term ended: Recess Appointment-Not Confirmed
  4. Missouri Western District Court
    U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
    1947–1948 · Appointed by Harry S Truman (Democratic)
    Term ended: Recess Appointment-Not Confirmed
  5. Missouri Eastern District Court
    U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
    1947–1947 · Appointed by Harry S Truman (Democratic)
    Term ended: Recess Appointment-Not Confirmed
  6. Missouri Western District Court
    U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
    1947–1947 · Appointed by Harry S Truman (Democratic)
    Term ended: Recess Appointment-Not Confirmed

Education

  1. University of Missouri
    A.B. · 1929
  2. University of Missouri School of Law
    LL.B. · 1929