William Hedgcock Webster
Personal
Birthday:
1924
Birthplace:
St. Louis, MO
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
U.S. Naval Reserve, 1943-1946, 1950-1952; lieutenant junior grade, 1943-1946; lieutenant, 1950-1952
Private practice, St. Louis, Missouri, 1949-1950, 1952-1959, 1961-1970
U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1960-1961
Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1978-1987
Director, Central Intelligence Agency, 1987-1991
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1991-
Education
Name of School:
Amherst College
Degree:
A.B.
Degree Year:
1947
Name of School - Second:
Washington University in St. Louis School of Law
An education at Washington University School of Law provides the opportunity to combine outstanding teaching and a mastery of the fundamentals necessary for the practice of law.
Degree - Second:
J.D.
Degree Year - Second:
1949 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri
Court Name:
Missouri Eastern District Court
President Nominating:
Richard M. Nixon
Party Affiliation of President:
Republican
Commission Date:
12/21/1970
Termination Date:
8/10/1973
Termination Reason:
Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Court Name - Second:
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Court Name - Second:
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
Commission Date - Second:
7/18/1973
Termination Date - Second:
2/22/1978
Termination Reason - Second:
Resignation