Bobby Ray Baldock (born January 24, 1936) is an American attorney and jurist serving as a Senior United States circuit judge of the

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. He was previously a United States district judge of the

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Early life and education

Baldock was born in

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and graduated from

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in 1956. He received a

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from the

University of Arizona College of Law University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, also known as the University of Arizona College of Law, is the law school at the University of Arizona located in Tucson, Arizona, United States and was the first law school founded in the St ...

in 1960.

Career

Baldock was a

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and Adjutant General Staff in the

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from 1960 to 1970. He also operated a private legal practice in Roswell,

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from 1960 to 1983. He was an

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–Roswell from 1962 to 1981.

Federal judicial service

Baldock was nominated by President

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on May 2, 1983, to a seat on the

vacated by Judge Edwin L. Mechem. He was confirmed by the

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on June 6, 1983, and received his commission on June 7, 1983. Baldock's service was terminated on January 24, 1986, due to elevation to the court of appeals. Baldock was nominated by President Reagan on October 7, 1985, to a seat on the

vacated by Judge

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. He was confirmed by the Senate on December 16, 1985, and received his commission on December 17, 1985. He assumed senior status on January 26, 2001.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Baldock, Bobby 1936 births James E. Rogers College of Law alumni Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Judges of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico Living people New Mexico Military Institute alumni United States Army officers United States court of appeals judges appointed by Ronald Reagan United States district court judges appointed by Ronald Reagan Eastern New Mexico University faculty Judges of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review

Early life and education

Career

Federal judicial service

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