R. Kenton Musgrave
Senior Judge of the United States Court of International Trade
In office
November 14, 1997  March 14, 2023
Judge of the United States Court of International Trade
In office
November 9, 1987  November 14, 1997
Appointed byRonald Reagan
Preceded byMorgan Ford
Succeeded byRichard K. Eaton
Personal details
Born
Raymond Kenton Musgrove[1]

(1927-09-07)September 7, 1927
Clearwater, Florida, U.S.
DiedMarch 14, 2023(2023-03-14) (aged 95)
SpouseRuth Shippen Hoppe[1]
EducationUniversity of Washington (BA)
Emory University (JD)

Raymond Kenton Musgrave (September 7, 1927 – March 14, 2023) was a United States judge of the United States Court of International Trade.

Education and career

Musgrave was born in 1927 in Clearwater, Florida. From 1945 to 1946, he attended the Georgia Institute of Technology and from 1946 to 1947, he attended the University of Florida.[1] He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1948 from the University of Washington. He received a Juris Doctor in 1953 from Emory University School of Law. He served as assistant general counsel for Lockheed Aircraft and Lockheed International from 1953 to 1962. He served as vice president and general counsel of Mattel Inc. from 1963 to 1971. He was director of Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows, Inc. from 1968 to 1972. He worked in private practice from 1972 to 1975. He served as assistant general counsel for Pacific Enterprises from 1975 to 1981. He served as vice president, general counsel and secretary of Vivitar Corporation from 1981 to 1985. He served as vice president and director of Santa Barbara Applied Research Corp. from 1982 to 1987.[2]

While in college, he served two years in the Reserve Officers Training Corps but saw no military service.[1]

Trade Court service

On July 1, 1987, President Ronald Reagan nominated Musgrave to serve as a judge of the United States Court of International Trade, to the seat vacated by Judge Morgan Ford. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 6, 1987, and received his commission on November 9, 1987. He took senior status on November 14, 1997. His service ended on March 14, 2023, when he died, aged 95.[2]

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