William Hedgcock Webster
1924–2025 · St. Louis, MO
Judicial Service
| Court | Title | Appointed By | Commissioned | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri | Judge | Richard M. Nixon (Republican) | Dec 21, 1970 | Appointment to Another Judicial Position, Aug 10, 1973 |
| U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | Judge | Richard M. Nixon (Republican) | Jul 18, 1973 | Resignation, Feb 22, 1978 |
Education
- Amherst College, A.B., 1947
- Washington University School of Law, J.D., 1949
Professional Career
U.S. Naval Reserve, 1943-1946, 1950-1952; lieutenant junior grade, 1943-1946; lieutenant, 1950-1952; Private practice, St. Louis, Missouri, 1949-1950, 1952-1959, 1961-1970; U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1960-1961; Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1978-1987; Director, Central Intelligence Agency, 1987-1991; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1991-2005; Chair, Homeland Security Advisory Council, 2005-2020
Opinions on This Site
Showing 100 of 674 opinions from 1972 to 1978
- United States v. Robert Charles Stevie, United States of America v. Raymond Lee Reynolds 1978
- Bettye B. Pickett and Thea S. Spatz v. Newt Milam, Joe Harrison and Tom Lindsey 1978
- United States v. Lloyd M. Pelton, United States of America v. Jacqueline Rich 1978
- Everett Bueneman v. Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund 1978
- Gerry Conroy v. Evelyn Sybil Conroy 1978
- Beulah Chase v. Roland McMasters Jack Smith, Jr., Wayne Turner, Arlyn Wadholm and Russel Pederson 1978
- United States v. Henry Van Buren 1978
- United States v. William F. Powers 1978
- United States v. Gordon S. Buttorff and Charles A. Dodge 1978
- National Labor Relations Board v. Hale Manufacturing Company, Inc. 1978
- Home Federal Savings and Loan Association of Algona, Iowa v. Insurance Department of Iowa and Herbert W. Anderson, Commissioner of Insurance 1978
- St. Louis Union Trust Co. v. Stone 1978
- Midwest Video Corp. v. Federal Communications Commission 1978
- Clark Equipment Company and Clark Equipment, A. G., Appellants-Appellees v. Louis J. Keller and Cyril N. Keller, Appellees-Appellants 1978
- David Gantt and Phyllis Gantt v. Commonwealth Loan Company, a Delaware Corporation, D/B/A Beneficial Finance Company 1978
- Don Ray Shields v. Harold Jackson, Police Officer, City of Kennett, Dunklin County, Missouri 1978
- United States v. Terry Shaw 1978
- Fruin-Colnon Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board 1978
- Edward Kuhn v. National Association of Letter Carriers, Branch 5 and International Association of Letter Carriers and United States Postal Service 1978
- Robert Winfrey and Glenn McGhee v. Lou Brewer, Warden 1978
- Melva Shanker v. United States 1978
- Elmo C. TATUM, Appellant, v. Charles GOLDEN, Et Al., Appellees 1978
- Cass County v. United States 1978
- Hill v. Wyrick 1978
- Olaf Nielson v. Armstrong Rubber Company 1978
- Adeline Wolfe v. United States 1978
- Western Securities Company, a Corporation v. National Reserve Life Insurance Company, a Corporation 1978
- Jackson County v. Jones 1978
- George J. Joyce and Mary L. Joyce v. David Mathews, Secretary of Health, Education & Welfare of the United States 1978
- Brom MacHine & Foundry Co. v. National Labor Relations Board 1978
- Christine Herman and Janet Wendel v. Roosevelt Federal Savings & Loan Association 1978
- The Buckeye Cellulose Corporation v. Braggs Electric Construction Co. 1978
- Kenneth D. Barney and Madeline L. Barney v. United States of America, Charles A. Smith, Special Agent of the Internal Revenue Service 1978
- United States v. Charles Bruce Abrahamson 1978
- United Barge Co. v. Notre Dame Fleeting & Towing Service, Inc. 1978
- Farmhand, Inc. v. Lahman Manufacturing Company, Inc. And Robert Anderson, D/B/A Platte Implement 1978
- United States v. George W. Cady 1978
- Froning's, Inc., an Iowa Corporation v. Johnston Feed Service, Inc., a Delaware Corporation 1978
- United States v. Raymond L. Scharf 1978
- Dicky D. Voegeli and Sharon Voegeli v. Harvard R. Lewis and Methodist Hospital, a Corporation 1977
- United States v. Anna Erna Lawriw 1977
- National Labor Relations Board v. Laborers International Union of North America, Afl-Cio, Local 282, and Alberici-Fruin-Colnon 1977
- Judith Kaye Jansen v. United States 1977
- Laurel Hill Cemetery Association v. United States 1977
- United States v. Willie Lee Hartmon 1977
- United States v. Cleora King, United States of America v. Milton Lewis 1977
- United States v. Verne Allen Lyon 1977
- United States v. Stanley Richard Holder 1977
- Albert H. Carter v. Parvin Romines, Marion Thomas, and Clerk of the Circuit Court of Crittenden County, Arkansas 1977
- United States v. Lester Henry Carey 1977
- United States v. Wardell Byron Harris, Jr. 1977
- United States v. Cora Hall 1977
- Rule v. International Ass'n of Bridge, Structural & Ornamental Ironworkers, Local Union No. 396 1977
- United States v. Lonnie Turner 1977
- National Renderers Association v. Environmental Protection Agency and Russell E. Train, as Administrator 1977
- Donald E. Durns v. United States 1977
- United States v. Patrick Schmaltz 1977
- The Toro Company and Toro Sales Company v. The Honorable Donald D. Alsop, District Judge, Ballas Liquidating Company, and Weed Eater, Inc. 1977
- United States v. Thomas Jones Danley 1977
- Aaron Ferer & Sons Co. v. Diversified Metals Corp. 1977
- Central National Insurance v. Devonshire Coverage Corp. 1977
- Terry Lass v. Insurance Company of North America 1977
- United States v. Richard Gordon Helberg 1977
- United States v. Craig Leslie Gardner 1977
- United States v. Gary Patrick Lekin 1977
- United States v. James Darrell Weaver 1977
- United States v. Gary Don Johnson 1977
- Richard G. Smith v. James Mabry, Commissioner, Arkansas Department of Corrections 1977
- Howard Verlo v. The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States, a New York Corporation 1977
- Clayton Brokerage Co. Of St. Louis, Inc. v. Teleswitcher Corporation, U. C. Leasing, Incorporated, Astrodata, Incorporated 1977
- Walker v. World Tire Corp. 1977
- In the Matter of Helena Marine Service, Inc. Helena Marine Service, Inc., as Owner of the Barge Hms-6 v. Sioux City and New Orleans Barge Lines, Inc. 1977
- United States v. Frank Sanders, III 1977
- Isaac Newton Hulver v. United States 1977
- United States v. William Cleveland Ivory, AKA William H. Jackson 1977
- United States v. John Francis Trudell 1977
- United States v. Kenneth Raymond Krohn, A/K/A Arthur Lewandowski 1977
- United States v. Rafeal Wofford 1977
- George Howard Zvonaric v. M. L. Mustain, Warden, and the United States of America 1977
- Edna Bradwell v. Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Company 1977
- Albert Winston v. Max L. Mustain, Warden, Federal Correctional Institution, Sandstone, Minnesota, and United States of America 1977
- Edward J. Prescott and Wanda D. Prescott v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, L. W. Simpson and Shirley Simpson v. United States 1977
- T. L. Hunt, Inc. of Texas v. Commissioner 1977
- Swanson & Youngdale, Inc. v. Seagrave Corporation, a Delaware Corporation 1977
- Donald G. Anderson v. United States v. Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland v. Joanne Anderson 1977
- United States v. Calvin Earl Johnson 1977
- United States v. Russell Singletary 1977
- United States v. Frank Holder 1977
- Michael Timm Rinehart v. Lou v. Brewer, Warden of the Iowa State Penitentiary 1977
- David Radford Murphy v. L & J Press Corporation 1977
- United States v. Oscar Lee Haynes 1977
- Harold McMillan v. United States 1977
- Pioneer Insurance Company, a Corporation v. Harry Gelt, (Two Cases) 1977
- Buffalo River Conservation & Recreation Council v. National Park Service 1977
- Ramoth Stuppy, Individually and as Mother and Natural Guardian of Lance Stuppy and Jean Stuppy, Minors v. United States 1977
- Regents of the University of Minnesota v. The National Collegiate Athletic Association 1977
- John Lee Speck v. Calvin Auger 1977
- Marian Christopher v. The State of Iowa 1977
- United States v. John Barker 1977
- United States of America Ex Rel. Eleanor Chase v. Ronald Wald and Hayden Thompson 1977