B. Lynn Winmill

Who is B. Lynn Winmill?

B. Lynn Winmill is a United States federal judge.

Born in Blackfoot, Idaho, Winmill received a B.A. from Idaho State University in 1974 and a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1977. He was in private practice in Denver, Colorado from 1977 to 1979, and in Pocatello, Idaho from 1979 to 1987. He was a judge on the Idaho Sixth Judicial District Court from 1987 to 1995, and was also an adjunct professor at Idaho State University from 1991 to 1995.

On May 24, 1995, Winmill was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Idaho vacated by Harold L. Ryan. Winmill was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 11, 1995, and received his commission on August 14, 1995. He became chief judge in 1999.