Walter Stapleton | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | |
| Assumed office June 2, 1999 | |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | |
| In office April 4, 1985 – June 2, 1999 | |
| Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Seat established by 98 Stat. 333 |
| Succeeded by | Thomas L. Ambro |
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware | |
| In office December 23, 1983 – May 8, 1985 | |
| Preceded by | James Levin Latchum |
| Succeeded by | Murray Merle Schwartz |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware | |
| In office October 14, 1970 – May 8, 1985 | |
| Appointed by | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Edwin DeHaven Steel Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Jane Richards Roth |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 2, 1934 Cuthbert, Georgia, U.S. |
| Education | Princeton University (AB) Harvard University (LLB) University of Virginia (LLM) |
Walter King Stapleton (born June 2, 1934) is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and a former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.