Edward Louis Filippine (born June 11, 1930) is an
inactive Senior United States district judge of the
.
Education and career
Born in
St. Louis,
Missouri
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, Filippine received an
Artium Baccalaureus
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degree from
Saint Louis University
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in 1951. He was a lieutenant in the
United States Air Force
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from 1951 to 1953 and was stationed at
Hondo Air Base
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, Texas.
"Engagement Announcement"
''St. Louis Globe-Democrat
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Orig ...
'', volume 77, number 314, April 20, 1952, page 3D After serving in the Air Force, he received a Juris Doctor
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and one of several Doctor of Law degrees. The J.D. is the standard degree obtained to practice law ...
from Saint Louis University School of Law in 1957. He was in private practice in Clayton, Missouri and St. Louis for various periods from 1957 to 1977, in addition to serving as a special assistant state attorney general of Missouri from 1963 to 1964. He was also a staff assistant to United States Senator
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Thomas Eagleton
Thomas Francis Eagleton (September 4, 1929 – March 4, 2007) was an American lawyer serving as a United States senator from Missouri, from 1968 to 1987. He was briefly the Democratic vice presidential nominee under George McGovern in 1972. He ...
in St. Louis, from 1969 to 1974, and was Senator Eagleton's campaign director in 1974.
Federal judicial service
On June 22, 1977, Filippine was nominated by President Jimmy Carter
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to a seat on the vacated by Judge John Keating Regan
John Keating Regan (March 26, 1911 – March 9, 1987) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.
Education and career
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Regan received a Bachelor of L ...
. Filippine was confirmed by the United States Senate
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The composition and pow ...
on July 21, 1977, and received his commission the following day. He served as Chief Judge from 1990 to 1995, assuming senior status
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on June 11, 1995.
See also
* List of United States federal judges by longevity of service
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References
Sources
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1930 births
Living people
Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
Saint Louis University alumni
Saint Louis University School of Law alumni
United States district court judges appointed by Jimmy Carter
20th-century American judges
United States Air Force officers
21st-century American judges