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Walter King Stapleton

Walter King Stapleton

Third Circuit Court of Appeals

Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware

Born 1934 in Cuthbert, GA

Died 2024 in Penn, PA

FJC ID: 2275

Walter King Stapleton (June 2, 1934 – November 23, 2024) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.

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Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Judicial Conference of the United States
    Member · 1984–1985
  2. Private practice, Wilmington, Delaware
    1959–1970
  3. State of Delaware
    State of Delaware
    Deputy attorney general · 1963–1964

Appointments

  1. Third Circuit Court of Appeals
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    1985–2024 · Appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
    Term ended: Death
  2. Delaware District Court
    U.S. District Court for the District of DelawareChief Judge
    1970–1985 · Appointed by Richard M. Nixon (Republican)
    Term ended: Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Education

  1. University of Virginia School of Law
    University of Virginia School of Law
    LL.M. · 1984
  2. Harvard Law School
    Harvard Law School
    LL.B. · 1959
  3. Princeton University
    A.B. · 1956