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About the Charles
Evans Whittaker Courthouse
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Who is Charles Evans Whittaker?
Charles Evans Whittaker is the only Federal Judge from the State
of Missouri to become a United States Supreme Court Justice. He
served in this capacity from 1957-1962. Justice Whittaker served
the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri and
then the U.S. Court of Appeals from 1954-1957 when he was confirmed
by Congress to the Supreme Court. It is appropriate that the Eighth
Circuit's new 21st Century facility be named to honor the history
of the Court. The exhibit area or the "Bell Room" on the 2nd Floor
of the Courthouse houses a portrait of Charles Evans Whittaker.
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