Background
Riddle, Veryl Lee was born on December 6, 1921 in Campbell, Missouri, United States. Son of Elvis Lloyd and Etter Whitehead (Wood) Riddle.
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Veryl Lee Riddle
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Veryl Lee Riddle, American Lawyer. Bar: Missouri 1948, United States District Court (eastern and western districts) Missouri 1949, United States Ct.Appeals (8th circuit) 1949, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1969, United States Court Appeals (7th circuit) 1970, United States Court Appeals (5th circuit) 1974, United States Court Appeals (3d circuit) 1975. Recipient Distinguished Alumni award Washington University School Law, 1993.
Education
Student, Southeast Missouri U., 1939-1941; student, University Buffalo, 1942, 45-46; Juris Doctor, Washington University, St. Louis, 1948.
Career
Investigator, Department Justice, New York City, Buffalo and El Paso, Texas, 1942-1943; United State Attorneys Eastern District Missouri, Department Justice, St. Louis, 1967-1969; partner, Riddle, Baker & O'Herin, Malden, Missouri, 1948-1967; senior partner, Bryan Cave, St. Louis, since 1969. Prosecuting attorney Dunklin County, Missouri, 1950-1953. Chairman merit selection panelfor United States Magistrate, St. Louis, 1983-1984.
Achievements
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Bar: Missouri 1948, United States District Court (eastern and western districts) Missouri 1949, United States Ct.Appeals (8th circuit) 1949, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1969, United States Court Appeals (7th circuit) 1970, United States Court Appeals (5th circuit) 1974, United States Court Appeals (3d circuit) 1975.
Politics
Capital punishment be administered only when the pursuit of truth and justice result in clear and overwhelming evidence of guilt.
Views
A true Christian should help those in need, regardless of religious affiliation.
Membership
Delaware, National Democratic Convention, Chicago, 1956, Los Angeles, 1960. With United States Army, 1943-1945, European Theatre, Military Intelligence. Fellow American College Trial Lawyers, International Academy Trial Lawyers.
Member Academy Missouri Squires. Clubs: Bellerive Country, Noonday, Round Table (St. Louis).
Connections
Married Mary J. Riggs, January 15, 1941 (divorced 1967). Children— Kay Riddle Campbell, Jo Riddle McCarver, Janet Lee Riddle, Veryl Lee, Junior. Married Janet Lewis, November 24, 1985.
