John Watkins Oliver
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
In office
November 3, 1980 – April 25, 1990
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
In office
1977–1980
Preceded byWilliam H. Becker
Succeeded byElmo Bolton Hunter
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
In office
April 3, 1962 – November 3, 1980
Appointed byJohn F. Kennedy
Preceded byRandle Jasper Smith
Succeeded byD. Brook Bartlett
Personal details
Born
John Watkins Oliver

(1914-12-17)December 17, 1914
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
DiedApril 25, 1990(1990-04-25) (aged 75)
Kansas City, Missouri
EducationUniversity of Missouri (A.B.)
University of Missouri School of Law (LL.B.)

John Watkins Oliver (December 17, 1914 – April 25, 1990) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.

Education and career

Born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, Oliver received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from the University of Missouri in 1933. He received a Bachelor of Laws from University of Missouri School of Law in 1936. He was in private practice of law in Kansas City, Missouri from 1936 to 1962.[1]

Federal judicial service

Oliver was nominated by President John F. Kennedy on March 5, 1962, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri vacated by Judge Randle Jasper Smith. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 2, 1962, and received his commission on April 3, 1962. He served as Chief Judge from 1977 to 1980. He assumed senior status on November 3, 1980. His service was terminated on April 25, 1990, due to his death in Kansas City.[1]

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