Richard Mansfield Bilby

Biography of Richard Mansfield Bilby

Family Name (Surname): Bilby
First Name: Richard
Middle Name: Mansfield
Date of Birth: May , 29 , 1931
Place of Birth (POB): Tucson , Arizona (US-AZ, AZ, 04, Ariz., Az.)
Date of Death: August , 11 , 1998
Place of Death (POD): Flagstaff , Arkansas (US-AR, AR, 05, Ark.)izona (US-AZ, AZ, 04, Arkansas (US-AR, AR, 05, Ark.)iz., Az.)
Gender Identity: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White

Court Name: United States District Court, District of Arizona
Court Type: United States District Court
Appointment under the Presidency of: Jimmy Carter ( Democratic )
Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 06/05/1979
American Bar Association (ABA) Ratings of judicial nominees (majority rating): Qualified
Seat vacated by: Frey , William C.
Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 06/05/1979
Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
Committee action date: 09/11/1979
Senate voice vote?: Yes
Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 09/25/1979
Commission Date: 09/26/1979
Date of Service as Chief Judge (begin): 1984
Termination of Service as Chief Judge (Date): 1990
Retirement from Active Service: 05/29/1996
Date of Termination: 08/11/1998
Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

U.S. Army corporal, 1952-1954
Law clerk, Hon. R.H. Chambers, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1958-1959
Private practice, Tucson, Arizona, 1959-1979
Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, August 3, 1976; no Senate vote