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William Matthew Kidd

William Matthew Kidd

West Virginia Northern District Court

Born 1918 in Burnsville, WV

Died 1998 in Morgantown, WV

FJC ID: 1274

William Matthew Kidd (June 15, 1918 – December 20, 1998) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia and the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia.

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Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. West Virginia Circuit Court, Fourteenth Judicial Circuit
    West Virginia Circuit Court, Fourteenth Judicial Circuit
    Judge · 1974–1979
    • ↳chief judge · 1976–1979
  2. Private practice, West Virginia
    1952–1974
  3. Braxton County, West Virginia
    Prosecutor · 1962–1970
  4. West Virginia
    State delegate · 1950–1952
  5. U.S. Navy
    1942–1945

Appointments

  1. West Virginia Northern District Court
    U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
    1983–1998 (None (reassignment))
    Term ended: Death
  2. West Virginia Southern District Court
    U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
    1979–1983 · Appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
    Term ended: Reassignment

Education

  1. West Virginia University College of Law
    LL.B. · 1950