William Docker Browning

William Docker Browning (born May 19, 1931 in Tucson , Arizona , †  February 26, 2008 ) was an American lawyer . After his appointment by President Ronald Reagan , he served as a federal judge in the federal district court for the District of Arizona from 1984 .

Career

After graduating from high school, William Browning attended the University of Arizona in his hometown of Tucson, where he earned a Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of Arts in 1954 . He then served in the US Air Force until 1957 , when he reached the rank of lieutenant . After receiving a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Arizona College of Law in 1960 , he practiced as a lawyer in a private law firm in Tucson until 1984. He was a member of the Republican Party , but never held a political office.

On April 4, 1984, Browning was appointed Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona by President Reagan to succeed the late Mary Anne Richey . After confirmation by the US Senate , which took place on April 24, he was able to take office on May 3 of the same year. From 1990 to 1994 he was Chief Judge Chairman of this federal court ; then Robert C. Broomfield took over this role. On May 14, 1998, he switched to senior status and thus effectively retired. His seat fell to Raner Collins . During his tenure, from 1990 to 1993, Browning was a member of the Judicial Conference of the United States , a supervisory body that created working guidelines for the American courts. He died on February 26, 2008.

Web links

• William Docker Browning at The Political Graveyard
• William Docker Browning in the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges