Howard D. McKibben (born April 1, 1940) is a
senior United States district judge of the
United States District Court for the District of Nevada.
Education and career
McKibben was born on April 1, 1940, in
Virginia, Illinois.
He received a
Bachelor of Science degree from
Bradley University in 1962, a
Master of Public Administration
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from the
University of Pittsburgh in 1964, and 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 the
University of Michigan Law School in 1967. He was in private practice in
Minden, Nevada
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from 1967 to 1971. He was a deputy district attorney of
Douglas County, Nevada from 1969 to 1971. He was the district attorney of Douglas County, Nevada from 1971 to 1977. He was a judge of the Ninth Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada from 1977 to 1984.
Federal judicial service
McKibben was nominated by President
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan ( ; February 6, 1911June 5, 2004) was an American politician, actor, and union leader who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He also served as the 33rd governor of California from 1967 ...
on September 28, 1984, to the
United States District Court for the District of Nevada, to a new seat created by 98 Stat. 333. He was confirmed by the
United States Senate on October 4, 1984, and received his commission the same day. He served as chief judge from 1997 to 2002. He assumed
senior status on April 1, 2005.
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1940 births
Living people
20th-century American judges
20th-century American lawyers
21st-century American judges
Bradley University alumni
District attorneys in Nevada
Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada
People from Virginia, Illinois
Nevada lawyers
Nevada state court judges
United States district court judges appointed by Ronald Reagan
University of Pittsburgh alumni
University of Michigan Law School alumni
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