Background
Harper, Roy W. was born on July 26, 1905 in Gibson, Missouri, United States. Son of Marvin H. and Minnie (Brooks) Harper.
Harper, Roy W. was born on July 26, 1905 in Gibson, Missouri, United States. Son of Marvin H. and Minnie (Brooks) Harper.
Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Missouri, 1929; Bachelor of Laws, 1929.
Member tax insurance claims deputy department, Shell Petroleum Corporation, St. Louis, 1929-1930;
private practice law, Steele, Missouri, 1931-1934;
member firm, Ward & Reeves, Caruthersville, 1934-1947;
United States district judge of Missouri, Eastern and Western districts of Missouri, 1947-1991;
retired, Eastern District Missouri, 1991;
senior judge, Eastern and Western district Missouri, 1971-1991. Member of the United States Judicial Conference, 1965-1977, intercircuit assignment committee, 1968-1976, chairman, 1969, advising committee on civil rules, 1971-1976. Member Judicial Panel on Multidist.
Litigation, 1977-1983, Judicial Committee on Air Conditioning, 1955-1956, Committee of Conference for the purpose of giving consideration to changes in Rule 71A(h) of Rules of Civil Procedure and Senate Bill 1958 (82d Congress) to allow appeals from Interlocutory Orders (1951-1956).
Chairman Missouri State Democratic Committee, 1946-1947. Board directors St. Louis unit Shriner's Crippled Children Hospital Served with United States Army Air Force, 1942-1945, PTO, colonel Reserve. Member American, Missouri, Pemiscot County bar associations, Order of Coif, Delta Theta Phi.
Clubs: Mason (33 degree, Shriner).
Married Ruth Butt, July 30, 1941. Children: Katherine Brooks Harper Connolly, Arthur Murray.
