Richard Paul Matsch
Richard Paul Matsch | |
|---|---|
| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado | |
| In office July 1, 2003 – May 26, 2019 | |
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado | |
| In office 1994–2000 | |
| Preceded by | Sherman Glenn Finesilver |
| Succeeded by | Lewis Babcock |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado | |
| In office March 8, 1974 – July 1, 2003 | |
| Appointed by | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Olin Hatfield Chilson |
| Succeeded by | Phillip S. Figa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 8, 1930 Burlington, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | May 26, 2019 (aged 88) Louisville, Colorado, U.S. |
| Spouse |
Elizabeth Murdock
(m. 1958; died 2017) |
| Children | 5 |
| Education | University of Michigan (A.B.) University of Michigan Law School (J.D.) |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1953–1955 |
| Rank | Private first class |
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Richard Paul Matsch (/meɪʃ/; June 8, 1930 – May 26, 2019) was an American judge who served as United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. Confirmed to the bench in 1974, and serving as chief judge from 1994 to 2000 before taking senior status in 2003, he was best known for presiding over the trials of Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols, who perpetrated the Oklahoma City bombing.