Dennis Raymond Knapp

Biography of Dennis Raymond Knapp

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Knapp
• First Name: Dennis
• Middle Name: Raymond
• Date of Birth: May , 13 , 1912
• Place of Birth (POB): Bee , West Virginia (US-WV, WV, 54, W. Va., W.V., W. Virg.)
• Date of Death: December , 25 , 1998
• Place of Death (POD): South Charleston , West Virginia (US-WV, WV, 54, W. Va., W.V., W. Virg.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Dennis Raymond Knapp Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, Southern District of West Virginia
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Richard M. Nixon ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 12/08/1970
• American Bar Association (ABA) Ratings of judicial nominees (majority rating): Qualified
• New Seat
• Authorization legislation: 84 Stat. 294
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 12/08/1970
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 12/16/1970
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 12/16/1970
• Commission Date: 12/18/1970
• Date of Service as Chief Judge (begin): 1973
• Termination of Service as Chief Judge (Date): 1982
• Retirement from Active Service: 02/25/1983
• Date of Termination: 12/25/1998
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Dennis Raymond Knapp in the Law School

• Name of School: New River State College (now West Virginia Institute of Technology)
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1932

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): West Virginia University
• Degree: Master of Arts (M.A.)
• Law Degree Year: 1934

Third Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): West Virginia University College of Law
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws ( LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1940

Dennis Raymond Knapp Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Nitro, West Virginia, 1940-1942, 1946-1956
• Attorney, U.S. Department of War, 1942-1944
• U.S. Army sergeant, 1944-1946
• City attorney, Nitro, West Virginia, 1948-1956
• Judge, Court of Common Pleas of Kanawha County [West Virginia], 1957-1970

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