predecessor birth_place office birth_date term_start appointer article_title name alma_mater
edward lodge harold lyman ryan blackfoot , idaho , u.s. chief the district of idaho judge of the united states district judge court for the district of idaho of the united states district court for 1952 1999 august 14 , 1995 bill clinton b. lynn winmill
 b. lynn winmill idaho state university harvard law school
b. lynn winmill

b. lynn winmill -lrb- born 1952 -rrb- is the chief judge of the united states district court for the district of idaho .
born in blackfoot , idaho , winmill received a b.a. from idaho state university in 1974 and a j.d. from harvard law school in 1977 .
he was in private practice in denver , colorado from 1977 to 1979 , and in pocatello , idaho from 1979 to 1987 .
he was a judge on the idaho sixth judicial district court from 1987 to 1995 , and was also an adjunct professor at idaho state university from 1991 to 1995 .
on may 24 , 1995 , winmill was nominated by president bill clinton to a seat on the united states district court for the district of idaho vacated by harold l. ryan .
winmill was confirmed by the united states senate on august 11 , 1995 , and received his commission on august 14 , 1995 .
he became chief judge in 1999 .
