Richard A. Dier

Richard A. Dier (February 27, 1914 – December 7, 1972) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska.

Richard A. Dier
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska
In office December 9, 1971 – December 7, 1972
Appointed by	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Richard Earl Robinson
Succeeded by	Albert Gerard Schatz
Personal details
Born	Richard A. Dier February 27, 1914 Exeter, Nebraska
Died	December 7, 1972 (aged 58)
Education	University of Nebraska–Lincoln (B.S., M.A.) Washington University School of Law (LL.B.)

Education and career

Born in Exeter, Nebraska, Dier received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in 1935 and a Master of Arts from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in 1941. He was in the United States Army during World War II, from 1941 to 1946. After the war, he received a Bachelor of Laws from Washington University School of Law in 1948, and was in private practice in Kearney, Nebraska from 1948 to 1969. He was a city attorney of Kearney from 1949 to 1951. He was a deputy county attorney of Buffalo County, Nebraska from 1954 to 1958. He was the United States Attorney for the District of Nebraska from 1969 to 1971.[1]

Federal judicial service

On December 2, 1971, Dier was nominated by President Richard Nixon to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska vacated by Judge Richard Earl Robinson. Dier was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 6, 1971, and received his commission on December 9, 1971. Dier served in that capacity until his death on December 7, 1972.[1]

References

1. Richard A. Dier at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Sources

• Richard A. Dier at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.