Federal judiciary
Walter Herbert Rice
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
Appointment
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
- Title
- Judge
- Appointed by
- Jimmy CarterDemocratic president
- Seat
- OHSD0503
- Nominated
- April 14, 1980
- Committee hearing
- May 1, 1980
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)May 20, 1980
- Senate vote
- Voice
- Confirmed
- May 21, 1980
- Commissioned
- May 23, 1980
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Chief Judge from
- Jan. 1, 1996until Jan. 1, 2003
- Senior status
- Nov. 30, 2004
Source Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Judges. Party shown is the party of the appointing president, which is a fact about the president, not about the judge.
Recent judicial activity
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- No recorded activity.
Cases
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Judicial writings
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