Clarence Addison Brimmer Jr. (July 11, 1922 – October 23, 2014) was an American judge. He served as a United States district judge of the

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Life and career

Born in Rawlins, Wyoming, Brimmer was the son of Geraldine Zingsheim and Clarence Addison Brimmer Sr. He attended

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and the University of Michigan, where he had served as a editor for '' The Michigan Daily''. He also attended the University of Michigan Law School, where he earned his

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degree. Brimmer served in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. He served as a chairperson of the

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from 1967 to 1971. After stepping down as chairperson, Brimmer was nominated by the 27th Governor of Wyoming,

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, to serve as the attorney general for Wyoming. He succeeded

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and served until 1974, when he was succeeded by

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. He then was nominated by

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to serve as the United States Attorney for the

until 1975. Brimmer served as a judge of the

, succeeding

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. He was succeeded by

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in 2006. Brimmer served as the

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for the district. Brimmer died in October 2014 at the

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, at the age of 92.

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