Clarence Addison Brimmer Jr.

Clarence Addison Brimmer Jr.
Clarence Addison Brimmer Jr.
	Brimmer in 1996
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming
	In office; September 27, 2006 – October 23, 2014
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming
	In office; 1986–1992
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Alan Bond Johnson
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming
	In office; September 16, 1975 – September 27, 2006
Appointed by	Gerald Ford
Preceded by	Ewing Thomas Kerr
Succeeded by	Nancy D. Freudenthal
United States Attorney for the District of Wyoming
	In office; 1974–1975
President	Gerald Ford
Preceded by	Richard V. Thomas
Succeeded by	James P. Castburg
23rd Attorney General of Wyoming
	In office; 1971–1974
Governor	Stanley K. Hathaway
Preceded by	James E. Barrett
Succeeded by	David B. Kennedy
Chairman of the Wyoming Republican Party
	In office; 1967–1971
Personal details
Born	Clarence Addison Brimmer Jr.; July 11, 1922; Rawlins, Wyoming, U.S.
Died	October 23, 2014 (aged 92); Boulder, Colorado, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Children	Philip A. Brimmer
Alma mater	University of Michigan; University of Michigan Law School
Occupation	Judge

Clarence Addison Brimmer Jr. (July 11, 1922^[1] – October 23, 2014) was an American judge and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as attorney general of Wyoming from 1971 to 1974 and as judge of the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming from 1975 to 2006.^[2]^[3]

Life and career

Brimmer was bprn in Rawlins, Wyoming, the son of Clarence Addison Brimmer Sr. and Geraldine Zingsheim. He attended and graduated from Rawlins High School.^[4] After graduating, he served in the United States Army Air Corps, during World War II, which after his discharge,^[5] he attended the University of Michigan, earning his BA degree in 1944, and was an editor for the university's newspaper The Michigan Daily.^[4] After earning his degree, he served as a sergeant in the United States Air Force from 1945 to 1946. He attended the University of Michigan Law School, earning his J.D. degree in 1947.^[3]

Brimmer served as chairman of the Wyoming Republican Party from 1967 to 1971, which after stepping down as chairman, Wyoming governor Stanley K. Hathaway nominated Brimmer to serve as attorney general of Wyoming, serving until 1974, when he was succeeded by David B. Kennedy.^[2] After his service as attorney general, he served as the United States attorney for the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming from 1974 to 1975.^[4]

Brimmer served as judge of the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming, succeeding Ewing Thomas Kerr and receiving his commission on September 16, 1975. He assumed senior status on September 27, 2006, when he was succeeded by Nancy D. Freudenthal,^[6] and assumed inactive senior status in June 2013.^[7]^[8]

Brimmer died on October 23, 2014, at the Boulder Community Hospital in Boulder, Colorado, at the age of 92.^[4]

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^ ^a ^b "Wyoming Former Attorneys General". National Association of Attorneys General. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "Brimmer, Clarence Addison, Jr". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Former federal judge Brimmer dies at 92". Billings Gazette. October 24, 2014. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
^ "Clarence Addison Brimmer". U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947. Retrieved June 19, 2025 – via Ancestry.com. (subscription required)
^ Heary, Ben (May 14, 2009). "Gov nominates wife for federal court". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
^ "U.S. District Judge Clarence Brimmer retires at 90". Billings Gazette. June 27, 2013. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
^ "Transcript of Hearing on Petitions for United States Citizenship and Naturalization Ceremony" (PDF). United States District Court for the District of Wyoming. July 8, 2013.