Fernando J. Gaitan Jr.

Fernando Joe Gaitan Jr.
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
Assumed office
January 3, 2014
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
In office
2007–2014
Preceded byDean Whipple
Succeeded byDavid Gregory Kays
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
In office
August 2, 1991 – January 3, 2014
Appointed byGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded byRussell Gentry Clark
Succeeded byStephen R. Bough
Personal details
Born
Fernando Joe Gaitan Jr.

(1948-08-22) August 22, 1948 (age 76)
Kansas City, Kansas, U.S.
EducationPittsburg State University (BS)
University of Missouri-Kansas City (JD)

Fernando Joe Gaitan Jr. (born August 22, 1948) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.