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B. Lynn Winmill (born 1952) is the Chief Judge on the United States District Court for the District of Idaho. Born in Blackfoot, Idaho, Winmill received a B.A. from Idaho State University in Pocatello in 1974 and a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1977. He was in private practice in Colorado at Denver from 1977 to 1979, and back in Idaho at Pocatello from 1979 to 1987. Winmill was a state judge in the Sixth District (Pocatello) from 1987 to 1995, and was also an adjunct professor at ISU from 1991 to 1995. He was a finalist on three occasions for the Idaho Supreme Court, but was not nominated. On May 24, 1995, Winmill was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the U.S. District Court in Idaho vacated by Harold Ryan for senior status in early 1993.〔 The original nominee, lawyer John Tait of Lewiston, was blocked from confirmation hearings by Idaho's Republican senators, citing lack of qualifications.〔 Winmill was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 11,〔 and received his commission on August 14, 1995. Winmill became the chief judge in 1999, succeeding colleague Edward Lodge. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「B. Lynn Winmill」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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