Edward Louis Filippine | |
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| Senior Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri | |
| Assumed office June 11, 1995 | |
| Chief Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri | |
| In office 1990–1995 | |
| Preceded by | John Francis Nangle |
| Succeeded by | Jean Constance Hamilton |
| Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri | |
| In office July 22, 1977 – June 11, 1995 | |
| Appointed by | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | John Keating Regan |
| Succeeded by | E. Richard Webber |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1930-06-11)June 11, 1930 (age 95)[1] St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Education | Saint Louis University (AB,JD) |
Edward Louis Filippine (born June 11, 1930) is an inactiveseniorUnited States district judge of theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.
Born inSt. Louis, Filippine received anArtium Baccalaureus degree fromSaint Louis University in 1951. He was a lieutenant in theUnited States Air Force from 1951 to 1953 and was stationed atHondo Air Base, Texas.[2] After serving in the Air Force, he received aJuris Doctor fromSaint Louis University School of Law in 1957. He was in private practice inClayton, Missouri and St. Louis for various periods from 1957 to 1977, in addition to serving as a special assistant state attorney general of Missouri from 1963 to 1964. He was also a staff assistant toUnited States SenatorThomas Eagleton in St. Louis, from 1969 to 1974, and was Senator Eagleton's campaign director in 1974.[3]
On June 22, 1977, Filippine was nominated by PresidentJimmy Carter to a seat on theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri vacated by JudgeJohn Keating Regan. Filippine was confirmed by theUnited States Senate on July 21, 1977, and received his commission the following day. He served as chief judge from 1990 to 1995, assumingsenior status on June 11, 1995.[3] He is currently[when?] in inactive senior status, meaning that while he remains a federal judge, he does not hear cases or participate in the business of the court.
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| Preceded by | Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri 1977–1995 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Chief Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri 1990–1995 | Succeeded by |