William F. Downes
Personal
Birthday:
1946
Birthplace:
Boston, MA
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
U.S. Marine Corps captain, 1968-1971
Private practice, Green River, Wyoming, 1975-1978
Private practice, Casper, Wyoming, 1978-1994
Education
Name of School:
North Texas State University (now University of North Texas)
Degree:
B.A.
Degree Year:
1968
Name of School - Second:
University of Houston Law Center
UH Law Center boasts a number of programs that span the panoply of legal issues- health law, intellectual property & information law, consumer law, energy & environmental law, criminal justice. Two of our institutes, which oversee the UH Law Center programs, are considered among the best in the country: Health Law & Policy Institute and Intellectual Property & Information Law.
Degree - Second:
J.D.
Degree Year - Second:
1974 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. District Court, District of Wyoming
Court Name:
Wyoming District Court
President Nominating:
William J. Clinton
Party Affiliation of President:
Democratic
Commission Date:
6/16/1994
Termination Date:
7/24/2011
Termination Reason:
Retirement