Ernest Richard Webber Jr. (born June 4, 1942) is a
senior United States district judge of the
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.
Education and career
Webber was born in
Kahoka,
Missouri. He received a
Bachelor of Science degree from the
University of Missouri in 1964, and a
Juris Doctor
The Juris Doctor (J.D. or JD), also known as Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D., JD, D.Jur., or DJur), is a graduate-entry professional degree in law
and one of several Doctor of Law degrees. The J.D. is the standard degree obtained to practice law ...
from
University of Missouri School of Law in 1967. He moved to
Memphis, Missouri, and served as a prosecuting attorney for several counties in Missouri: for
Schuyler County from 1967 to 1975, for
Scotland County from 1969 to 1971, and for
Putnam County in 1968. He was also a circuit court judge for the first Judicial Circuit of Missouri from 1979 to 1996.
Federal judicial service
Webber is a United States District Judge of the
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. Webber was nominated by President
Bill Clinton on August 10, 1995, to a seat vacated by
Edward Louis Filippine
Edward Louis Filippine (born June 11, 1930) is an United States federal judge, inactive Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.
Education and career
Born in St. Louis, Missouri ...
. He was confirmed by the
United States Senate on December 22, 1995, and received his commission on December 26, 1995. He assumed
senior status on June 30, 2009.
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1942 births
Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
Living people
Missouri state court judges
People from Kahoka, Missouri
United States district court judges appointed by Bill Clinton
University of Missouri alumni
University of Missouri School of Law alumni
People from Memphis, Missouri
20th-century American judges
21st-century American judges