Clarence Addison Brimmer Jr.
Clarence Addison Brimmer Jr. (July 11, 1922[1] – October 23, 2014) was an American judge and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as attorney general of Wyoming from 1971 to 1974 and as district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming from 1975 to 2006.[2][3]
Life and career
[edit]Brimmer was born in Rawlins, Wyoming, the son of Clarence Addison Brimmer Sr. and Geraldine Zingsheim. He attended and graduated from Rawlins High School.[4] After graduating, he served in the United States Army Air Corps, during World War II, which after his discharge,[5] he attended the University of Michigan, earning his BA degree in 1944, and was an editor for the university's newspaper The Michigan Daily.[4] After earning his degree, he served as a sergeant in the United States Air Force, which after his discharge, he attended the University of Michigan Law School, earning his J.D. degree in 1947.[3]
Brimmer served as chairman of the Wyoming Republican Party from 1967 to 1971, which after stepping down as chairman, Wyoming governor Stanley K. Hathaway nominated Brimmer to serve as attorney general of Wyoming, serving until 1974, when he was succeeded by David B. Kennedy.[2] After his service as attorney general, he served as the United States attorney for the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming from 1974 to 1975.[4]
Brimmer served as district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming, succeeding Ewing Thomas Kerr and receiving his commission on September 16, 1975. He assumed senior status on September 27, 2006, when he was succeeded by Nancy D. Freudenthal,[6] and assumed inactive senior status in June 2013.[7][8]
Death
[edit]Brimmer died on October 23, 2014, at the Boulder Community Hospital in Boulder, Colorado, at the age of 92.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Clarence Addison Brimmer Jr". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
- 1 2 "Wyoming Former Attorneys General". National Association of Attorneys General. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
- 1 2 "Brimmer, Clarence Addison, Jr". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 "Former federal judge Brimmer dies at 92". Billings Gazette. October 24, 2014. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
- ↑ "Clarence Addison Brimmer". U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947. Retrieved June 19, 2025 – via Ancestry.com.
(subscription required) - ↑ Heary, Ben (May 14, 2009). "Gov nominates wife for federal court". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
- ↑ "U.S. District Judge Clarence Brimmer retires at 90". Billings Gazette. June 27, 2013. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
- ↑ "Transcript of Hearing on Petitions for United States Citizenship and Naturalization Ceremony" (PDF). United States District Court for the District of Wyoming. July 8, 2013.
External links
[edit]- Clarence Addison Brimmer Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Judges of the United States
- Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming
- United States district court judges appointed by Gerald Ford
- United States attorneys for the District of Wyoming
- United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II
- University of Michigan Law School alumni
- Wyoming attorneys general
- Wyoming lawyers
- Wyoming Republicans
- People from Rawlins, Wyoming
- Politicians from Cheyenne, Wyoming
- The Michigan Daily alumni
- United States Army Air Forces soldiers
- 1922 births
- 2014 deaths