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|Appointed = [[George W. Bush]]
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|Active =
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|Chief = 2010-Present
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|Chief = 2010 - Present
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|Preceded = Arlen Beam
|Preceded = Arlen Beam
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|Previous =
Attorney in private practice
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|Past term =
1973 - 2001
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|Previous 2 = Adjunct professor, Creighton University College of Law
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|Past term 2 = 1991 - Present
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'''William J. Riley''' (b. 1954) is a [[federal judge]] on the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit]]. He joined the court in 2001 after being nominated by President [[Federal judges nominated by George W. Bush|George W. Bush]]. Riley became [[chief judge]] of the court on [[c2010#March|March 31, 2010]].<ref>[http://www.kgan.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.ia/369cdd7d-www.kgan.com.shtml ''Associated Press'' "Loken steps down as chief of federal appeals court," March 18, 2010]</ref>
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'''William J. Riley''' (b. 1954) is a [[federal judge]] on the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit]]. He joined the court in 2001 after being nominated by President [[Federal judges nominated by George W. Bush|George W. Bush]]. Riley became [[chief judge]] of the court on [[c2010#March|March 31, 2010]].<ref>[http://www.kgan.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.ia/369cdd7d-www.kgan.com.shtml ''Associated Press''
,
"Loken steps down as chief of federal appeals court," March 18, 2010]</ref>
==Education==
==Education==
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Born in Lincoln, Nebraska, Riley received his
bachelor's degree
from the University of Nebraska in 1969 and his [[Juris Doctor|J.D.]] from the University of Nebraska College of Law in 1972.<ref name="FJC Bio">[http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=2891&cid=15&ctype=ac&instate=08 ''Federal Judicial Center'', "
Judge Riley
Biography"]</ref>
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Born in Lincoln, Nebraska, Riley received his
B.A.
from the University of Nebraska in 1969
,
and his [[Juris Doctor|J.D.]] from the University of Nebraska College of Law in 1972.<ref name="FJC Bio">[http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=2891&cid=15&ctype=ac&instate=08 ''Federal Judicial Center'', "Biography
of William Jay Riley,
"
accessed August 1, 2014
]</ref>
==Professional career==
==Professional career==
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Riley
was
a law clerk for Judge [[Donald Lay]]
in
the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit]] from 1972 to 1973. Riley
was a
private practice
attorney
in Nebraska from 1973 to 2001 and has continued to serve as an adjunct professor at Creighton University College of Law since 1991.<ref name="FJC Bio"/>
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Riley
served as
a law clerk for Judge [[Donald Lay]]
of
the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit]] from 1972 to 1973. Riley
worked as an attorney in
private practice in Nebraska from 1973 to 2001
,
and has continued to serve as an adjunct professor at Creighton University College of Law since 1991.<ref name="FJC Bio"/>
==Judicial career==
==Judicial career==