Theodore McMillian

Personal

Birthday: 
1/28/1919
Birthplace: 
St. Louis, MO
Date of Death: 
1/18/2006
Place of Death: 
St. Louis, MO
Race or Ethnicity: 
African American
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

U.S. Army, 1942-1946
Private practice, St. Louis, Missouri, 1949-1953
Assistant circuit attorney, St. Louis, Missouri, 1953-1956
Judge, Circuit Court of Missouri, St. Louis Circuit, 1956-1972
Judge, Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern Division, 1972-1978
Associate professor, University of Missouri, St. Louis, 1970-
Faculty, National College of Juvenile Justice, University of Nevada, 1972-
Associate professor, Webster College Graduate Program, 1977

Education

Name of School: 
Lincoln University, Missouri
Degree: 
B.S.
Degree Year: 
1941
Name of School - Second: 

Saint Louis University School of Law

Saint Louis University is a Jesuit, Catholic university ranked among the top research institutions in the nation. The University fosters the intellectual and character development of more than 12,000 students on campuses in St. Louis and Madrid, Spain. Founded in 1818, it is the oldest university west of the Mississippi and the second oldest Jesuit university in the United States. Through teaching, research, health care and community service, Saint Louis University is the place where knowledge touches lives.

Degree - Second: 
LL.B.
Degree Year - Second: 
1949

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Court Name: 

Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals

President Nominating: 
Jimmy Carter
Party Affiliation of President: 
Democratic
Commission Date: 
9/23/1978
Retirement from Active Service: 
7/1/2003
Termination Date: 
1/18/2006
Termination Reason: 
Death