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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
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from the University of Pittsburgh in 1964, and a
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from the University of Michigan Law School in 1967. He was in private practice in
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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
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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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