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Dean Whipple

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri. Senior status. Born 1938.

Federal judicial service

Newest first

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri

Appointed by
Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Nominated
Sep 14, 1987
Senate vote
Voice vote
Confirmed
Dec 8, 1987
Commissioned
Dec 9, 1987
Senior status
Apr 30, 2007

Education

  • A.B., Drury College, 1961
  • J.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, 1965

Career

  • Private practice, Lebanon, Missouri, 1967-1974
  • Prosecutor, Laclede County, Missouri, 1967-1971
  • Judge, Circuit Court of Missouri, Twenty-Sixth Judicial Circuit, 1975-1987

DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026

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