Walter King Stapleton

Walter Stapleton
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Incumbent
Assumed office June 2, 1999
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
In office April 4, 1985 – June 2, 1999
Appointed by	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Seat established
Succeeded by	Thomas Ambro
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware
In office December 23, 1983 – April 4, 1985
Preceded by	James Latchum
Succeeded by	Murray Schwartz
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware
In office October 14, 1970 – April 4, 1985
Appointed by	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Edwin Steel
Succeeded by	Jane Roth
Personal details
Born	1934 (age 89–90) Cuthbert, Georgia, U.S.
Alma mater	Princeton University Harvard University University of Virginia

Walter King Stapleton (born 1934 in Cuthbert, GA) is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He assumed senior status on June 2, 1999.

Stapleton received his A.B. from Princeton University in 1956, his L.L.B. from Harvard Law School in 1959, and his L.L.M. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1984. He served as Deputy Attorney General of Delaware from 1963 to 1964. In 1970, Stapleton was nominated to the United States District Court for the District of Delaware by Richard Nixon. He served as Chief Judge from 1983 to 1985. In 1985, he was nominated to the Third Circuit by Ronald Reagan. He received his commission April 5, 1985. He assumed senior status on June 2, 1999.

Sources

• Walter King Stapleton at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

References

Legal offices
Preceded by Edwin Steel	Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware 1970–1985	Succeeded by Jane Roth
Preceded by James Latchum	Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware 1983–1985	Succeeded by Murray Schwartz
New seat	Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit 1985–1999	Succeeded by Thomas Ambro