| David Warner Hagen | |
|---|---|
| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada | |
| In office November 28, 2003 – March 31, 2005 | |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada | |
| In office November 22, 1993 – November 28, 2003 | |
| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Edward Cornelius Reed Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Robert Clive Jones |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1931-10-02)October 2, 1931 Camden, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Died | September 28, 2022(2022-09-28) (aged 90) Reno, Nevada, U.S. |
| Education | University of Wisconsin (BBA) University of San Francisco (LLB) |
David Warner Hagen (October 2, 1931 – September 28, 2022) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada from 1993 to 2005.
Education and career
Born in Camden, Arkansas, Hagen was in the United States Air Force from 1949 to 1952. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin in 1956 and he received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of San Francisco School of Law in 1959. He was in private practice in Berkeley, California, from 1960 to 1962. He was in private practice in Loyalton, California, from 1962 to 1963, and then in Reno, Nevada, until 1993.
Federal judicial service
On October 7, 1993, Hagen was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Nevada vacated by Edward Cornelius Reed, Jr. Hagen was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 20, 1993, and received his commission on November 22, 1993. He assumed senior status on November 28, 2003, serving in that capacity until his retirement from the bench on March 31, 2005.
Post judicial service
Hagen worked as a neutral arbitrator, mediator and court special master through Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services ("JAMS"). In that capacity he arbitrated and mediated all manner of civil litigation, including intellectual property disputes, class-action lawsuits, gold mining claims, employment lawsuits and commercial contracts. He worked nationwide, but primarily in the Reno, Las Vegas, and San Francisco Bay areas. Hagen died on September 28, 2022, in Reno, Nevada.
References
- "Obituary David Warner Hagen". Reno Gazette-Journal. 1 October 2022.
Sources
- David Warner Hagen at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- at Reno Gazette-Journal
| Legal offices | ||
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| Preceded byEdward Cornelius Reed Jr. | Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada 1993–2003 |
Succeeded byRobert Clive Jones |
- 1931 births
- 2022 deaths
- 20th-century American judges
- 21st-century American judges
- Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada
- Military personnel from Arkansas
- People from Camden, Arkansas
- United States district court judges appointed by Bill Clinton
- University of Wisconsin Law School alumni
- Wisconsin School of Business alumni