Bobby Baldock

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::summary American judge (born 1936) ::

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Field	Value
name	Bobby Baldock
image	Bobby R Baldock.jpg
office	Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
term_start	January 26, 2001
office1	Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review
term_start1	June 17, 1992
term_end1	May 18, 1998
appointer1	William Rehnquist
predecessor1	Edward Skottowe Northrop
successor1	Ralph B. Guy Jr.
office2	Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
appointer2	Ronald Reagan
term_start2	December 17, 1985
term_end2	January 26, 2001
predecessor2	Oliver Seth
successor2	Harris Hartz
office3	Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
appointer3	Ronald Reagan
term_start3	June 7, 1983
term_end3	January 24, 1986
predecessor3	Edwin L. Mechem
successor3	John Edwards Conway
birth_name	Bobby Ray Baldock
birth_date
birth_place	Rocky, Oklahoma, U.S.
spouse	Mary Holt
education	New Mexico Military Institute
University of Arizona (JD)
branch
serviceyears	1960–1970
unit	New Mexico National Guard
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| name = Bobby Baldock | image = Bobby R Baldock.jpg | office = Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit | term_start = January 26, 2001 | term_end = | office1 = Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review | term_start1 = June 17, 1992 | term_end1 = May 18, 1998 | appointer1 = William Rehnquist | predecessor1 = Edward Skottowe Northrop | successor1 = Ralph B. Guy Jr. | office2 = Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit | appointer2 = Ronald Reagan | term_start2 = December 17, 1985 | term_end2 = January 26, 2001 | predecessor2 = Oliver Seth | successor2 = Harris Hartz | office3 = Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico | appointer3 = Ronald Reagan | term_start3 = June 7, 1983 | term_end3 = January 24, 1986 | predecessor3 = Edwin L. Mechem | successor3 = John Edwards Conway | birth_name = Bobby Ray Baldock | birth_date = | birth_place = Rocky, Oklahoma, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | spouse = Mary Holt | education = New Mexico Military Institute University of Arizona (JD) | branch = | serviceyears = 1960–1970 | unit = New Mexico National Guard Bobby Ray Baldock (born January 24, 1936) is an American attorney and jurist serving as a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. He was previously a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico.

Early life and education

Baldock was born in Rocky, Oklahoma and graduated from New Mexico Military Institute in 1956. He received a Juris Doctor from the University of Arizona College of Law in 1960.

Career

Baldock was a Captain and Adjutant General Staff in the New Mexico National Guard from 1960 to 1970. He also operated a private legal practice in Roswell, New Mexico from 1960 to 1983. He was an adjunct professor at Eastern New Mexico University–Roswell from 1962 to 1981.

Federal judicial service

Baldock was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on May 2, 1983, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico vacated by Judge Edwin L. Mechem. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 6, 1983, and received his commission on June 7, 1983. Baldock's service was terminated on January 24, 1986, due to elevation to the court of appeals.

Baldock was nominated by President Reagan on October 7, 1985, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit vacated by Judge Oliver Seth. He was confirmed by the Senate on December 16, 1985, and received his commission on December 17, 1985. He assumed senior status on January 26, 2001.

Notes

References

• Bobby Ray Baldock at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center. --

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References

1. [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=pst.000015962959&view=1up&seq=237 Confirmation hearings on federal appointments : hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Ninety-eighth Congress, first session, on confirmation hearings on appointments to the federal judiciary and the Department of Justice. 4.J 89/2:S.hrg.98-372/ pt.1 (1983)]
2. Press, Bernan. (March 2001). "Biographical Directory of the Federal Judiciary, 1789-2000". Bernan Press.
3. "Baldock, Bobby Ray - Federal Judicial Center".

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