Ronald Rene Lagueux (June 30, 1931 – May 3, 2023) was a United States senior district judge of the

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Education and career

Born in Lewiston,

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,Heberle, Denise M. (2012). PERSON PROFILE: Lagueux, Ronald Rene. Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse, University of Michigan Law School. Retrieved on 2012-02-24 from http://www.clearinghouse.net/detailPerson.php?id=6280. Lagueux received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from

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in 1953 and a

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from

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in 1956. He was in private practice in

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from 1956 until 1968. He was an associate justice of the

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from 1968 to 1986.

Federal judicial service

On January 21, 1986, Lagueux was nominated by President

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to a new seat on the

created by 98 Stat. 333. Lagueux was confirmed by the

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on March 3, 1986, and received his commission on March 4, 1986. He served as Chief Judge from 1992 to 1999. He assumed

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on November 30, 2001.

Personal life and death

Lagueux died on May 3, 2023, at the age of 91.

References

Sources

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