Raymond Wesley Starr

Raymond Wesley Starr (August 24, 1888 – November 2, 1968) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan.

Raymond Wesley Starr
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan
In office August 15, 1961 – November 2, 1968
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan
In office 1954–1961
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	W. Wallace Kent
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan
In office July 25, 1946 – August 15, 1961
Appointed by	Harry S. Truman
Preceded by	Fred Morton Raymond
Succeeded by	Noel Peter Fox
Attorney General of Michigan
In office 1937–1938
Governor	Frank Murphy
Preceded by	David H. Crowley
Succeeded by	Thomas Read
Personal details
Born	Raymond Wesley Starr (1888-08-24)August 24, 1888 Harbor Springs, Michigan
Died	November 2, 1968(1968-11-02) (aged 80)
Education	University of Michigan Law School (LL.B.)

Education and career

Born in Harbor Springs, Michigan, Starr received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Michigan Law School in 1910. He was in private practice in Grand Rapids, Michigan from 1910 to 1937, and was then Attorney General of Michigan from 1937 to 1938, thereafter returning to private practice until 1941. He was a justice of the Michigan Supreme Court from 1941 to 1946.^[1]

Federal judicial service

Judicial portrait of Starr, 1983, by Roy C. Gamble.

On July 3, 1946, Starr was nominated by President Harry S. Truman to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan vacated by Judge Fred Morton Raymond. Starr was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 23, 1946, and received his commission on July 25, 1946. He served as Chief Judge from 1954 to 1961, assuming senior status on August 15, 1961. Starr served in that capacity until his death on November 2, 1968.^[1]

References

1. Raymond Wesley Starr at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Sources

• Raymond Wesley Starr at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by David H. Crowley	Attorney General of Michigan 1937–1938	Succeeded by Thomas Read
Preceded by Fred Morton Raymond	Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan 1946–1961	Succeeded by Noel Peter Fox
Preceded by Office established	Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan 1954–1961	Succeeded by W. Wallace Kent