Arthur Jehu Stanley Jr. (March 21, 1901 – January 27, 2001) was a

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of the

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Education and career

Born in Lincoln County,

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, Stanley was a sergeant in the

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during

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, from 1918 to 1919 and a Fireman First Class in the

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from 1921 to 1925. He received a

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from the Kansas City School of Law (now the

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) in 1928, and was in private practice in

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, Kansas from 1928 to 1933, county attorney of Wyandotte County, Kansas from 1934 to 1940, and a member of the

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from 1940 to 1941. He was a lieutenant colonel in the

during

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from 1941 to 1945, returning to private practice in Kansas City, Kansas from 1945 to 1958.

Federal judicial service

Stanley was nominated by President

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on June 25, 1958, to a seat on the

vacated by Judge Arthur Johnson Mellott. He was confirmed by the

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on July 3, 1958, and received his commission on July 7, 1958. He served as Chief Judge from 1961 to 1971, and as a member of the

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from 1967 to 1970. He assumed senior status on April 1, 1971. His service terminated on January 27, 2001, due to his death in

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References

External links

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Papers of Arthur J. Stanley Jr., U.S. District Court of Kansas judge, Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library
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