Richard Bilby

Richard Mansfield Bilby
Richard Mansfield Bilby
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona
	In office; May 29, 1996 – August 11, 1998
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona
	In office; 1984–1990
Preceded by	Charles Andrew Muecke
Succeeded by	William Docker Browning
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona
	In office; September 26, 1979 – May 29, 1996
Appointed by	Jimmy Carter
Preceded by	William C. Frey
Succeeded by	Frank R. Zapata
Personal details
Born	Richard Mansfield Bilby; May 29, 1931; Tucson, Arizona
Died	August 11, 1998 (aged 67); Flagstaff, Arizona
Education	University of Arizona (BS); University of Michigan Law School (JD)

Richard Mansfield Bilby (May 29, 1931 – August 11, 1998) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona.

Education and career

Born on May 29, 1931, in Tucson, Arizona, Bilby served in the United States Army as a Corporal from 1952 to 1954. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1955 from the University of Arizona and a Juris Doctor in 1958 from the University of Michigan Law School. He was a law clerk for Judge Richard Harvey Chambers of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit from 1958 to 1959. He was in private practice in Tucson from 1959 to 1979.[1]

Federal judicial service

Unsuccessful Court of Appeals nomination by Ford

Bilby was nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, to a seat being vacated by Judge Richard Harvey Chambers, by President Gerald Ford on August 3, 1976. However, the Senate never voted on his nomination and it expired with the end of the Congressional session.[2]

District Court nomination by Carter

Bilby was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on June 5, 1979, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Arizona vacated by Judge William C. Frey. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 25, 1979, and received his commission on September 26, 1979. He served as Chief Judge from 1984 to 1990. He assumed senior status on May 29, 1996. His service terminated on August 11, 1998, due to his death.[1]

Notable case

While a judge, Bilby probably was most known for having presided over the 1992 case against Charles Keating.[2]

Death

A lifelong resident of Tucson, Bilby died on August 11, 1998 while walking his dog near his summer home in Flagstaff, Arizona.[2]

Personal

Bilby was survived by his wife, Elizabeth Thomas Bilby, and two daughters from a previous marriage that ended in divorce.[2] Bilby's brother, Kenneth W. Bilby, was an executive vice president at RCA for many years.[3]

References

Richard Mansfield Bilby at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
Wolfgang Saxon, Richard Mansfield Bilby, 67, Judge in Charles Keating Case, The New York Times (August 14, 1998).
Paid Notice: Deaths BILBY, KENNETH, The New York Times (August 5, 1997).

Sources

Richard Mansfield Bilby at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by William C. Frey	Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona 1979–1996	Succeeded by Frank R. Zapata
Preceded by Charles Andrew Muecke	Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona 1984–1990	Succeeded by William Docker Browning

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[auto-1] Richard Mansfield Bilby at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

[nyt_19980814-2] Wolfgang Saxon, Richard Mansfield Bilby, 67, Judge in Charles Keating Case, The New York Times (August 14, 1998).

[3] Paid Notice: Deaths BILBY, KENNETH, The New York Times (August 5, 1997).