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Cebull served as a [[United States Magistrate Judge]] for the District of Montana from 1998 to 2001. On May 17, 2001, Cebull was nominated by President [[George W. Bush]] to a seat on the [[United States District Court for the District of Montana]] vacated by [[Jack D. Shanstrom]]. Cebull was confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] on July 20, 2001, and received his commission on July 25, 2001. He became chief judge in 2008. |
Cebull served as a [[United States Magistrate Judge]] for the District of Montana from 1998 to 2001. On May 17, 2001, Cebull was nominated by President [[George W. Bush]] to a seat on the [[United States District Court for the District of Montana]] vacated by [[Jack D. Shanstrom]]. Cebull was confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] on July 20, 2001, and received his commission on July 25, 2001. He became chief judge in 2008. |
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On February 29, 2012, the ''[[Great Falls Tribune]]'' reported that Cebull had sent friends a racially-charged email containing a "joke" about [[Barack Obama]].<ref name="gft">{{cite news|url=http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20120229/NEWS01/120229014/Chief-U-S-District-Judge-sends-racially-charged-email-about-president |title=Chief U.S. District Judge sends racially charged email about president |work=[[Great Falls Tribune]] |date=February 29, 2012 |accessdate=February 29, 2012}}</ref>. The forwarded portion read: |
On February 29, 2012, the ''[[Great Falls Tribune]]'' reported that Cebull had sent friends a racially-charged email containing a "joke" about [[Barack Obama]].<ref name="gft">{{cite news|url=http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20120229/NEWS01/120229014/Chief-U-S-District-Judge-sends-racially-charged-email-about-president |title=Chief U.S. District Judge sends racially charged email about president |work=[[Great Falls Tribune]] |date=February 29, 2012 |accessdate=February 29, 2012}}</ref>. The forwarded portion read: {{bq|1="A little boy said to his mother, 'Mommy, how come I’m black and you’re white?' His mother replied, "Don’t even go there Barack! From what I can remember about that party, you’re lucky you don’t bark!'"}} Cebull sent the email to seven friends, prefacing it with {{bq|1="Normally I don't send or forward a lot of these, but even by my standards, it was a bit touching. I want all of my friends to feel what I felt when I read this. Hope it touches your heart like it did mine."}} Cebull acknowledged that the content of the email was racist, adding that he did not consider himself racist.<ref name="gft" /> |
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Revision as of 12:04, 1 March 2012
Richard Frank Cebull (born 1944) is a United States federal judge.
Born in Billings, Montana, Cebull received a B.S. from Montana State University in 1966 and a J.D. from the University of Montana Law School in 1969. He was in private practice in Montana from 1969 to 1997. He was a Trial Judge of the Northern Cheyenne Tribal Court from 1970 to 1972.
Cebull served as a United States Magistrate Judge for the District of Montana from 1998 to 2001. On May 17, 2001, Cebull was nominated by President George W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Montana vacated by Jack D. Shanstrom. Cebull was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 20, 2001, and received his commission on July 25, 2001. He became chief judge in 2008.
On February 29, 2012, the Great Falls Tribune reported that Cebull had sent friends a racially-charged email containing a "joke" about Barack Obama.[1]. The forwarded portion read:
"A little boy said to his mother, 'Mommy, how come I’m black and you’re white?' His mother replied, "Don’t even go there Barack! From what I can remember about that party, you’re lucky you don’t bark!'"
Cebull sent the email to seven friends, prefacing it with
"Normally I don't send or forward a lot of these, but even by my standards, it was a bit touching. I want all of my friends to feel what I felt when I read this. Hope it touches your heart like it did mine."
Cebull acknowledged that the content of the email was racist, adding that he did not consider himself racist.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Chief U.S. District Judge sends racially charged email about president". Great Falls Tribune. February 29, 2012. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
External links
- Richard F. Cebull at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.