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Appointment

Court
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Lyndon B. JohnsonDemocratic president
Seat
WVSD0302
Nominated
April 15, 1964
Committee hearing
April 23, 1964
Committee action
Reported (favorably)April 29, 1964
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
April 30, 1964
Commissioned
May 1, 1964
ABA rating
Not Qualified By Reason of Age
Chief Judge from
Jan. 1, 1971until Jan. 1, 1973
Service ended
Feb. 15, 1974Death

Source Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Judges. Party shown is the party of the appointing president, which is a fact about the president, not about the judge.

Judicial service history

Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.

CourtTitleCommissionedEndedAppointed by
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia Judge May 1, 1964 Feb. 15, 1974 Death Lyndon B. Johnson
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia Judge May 1, 1964 Feb. 15, 1974 Death Lyndon B. Johnson

Recent judicial activity

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Cases

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Judicial writings

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