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Walter King Stapleton

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970–1985

Walter King Stapleton , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Walter King Stapleton (June 2, 1934 – November 23, 2024) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.

Education

  • Princeton UniversityA.B., 1956
  • Harvard Law SchoolLL.B., 1959
  • University of Virginia School of LawLL.M., 1984

Career

Private practice, Wilmington, Delaware, 1959-1970; Deputy attorney general, State of Delaware, 1963-1964; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1984-1985

Biography

Walter King Stapleton (June 2, 1934 – November 23, 2024) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.

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