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M. Douglas Harpool
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri. Senior status since February 4, 2026.
Confirmed 93 to 5Confirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama
- Nominated
- January 6, 2014
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- Not published yet
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), January 16, 2014
- Senate vote
- Recorded vote, 93 to 5
- Confirmed
- March 26, 2014
- Commissioned
- March 28, 2014
- Senior status
- Since February 4, 2026
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1956, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.
Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.
All judges of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- Private practice, Springfield, Missouri, 1980-2014
- State representative, Missouri, 1983-1992
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