Benjamin Harrison
| Benjamin Harrison | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Southern District of California | |
| Title: | Former Federal Judge |
| Position: | Seat #8 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Active: | 6/26/1940 - 8/13/1960 |
| Chief: | 1959 - 1959 |
| Preceded by: | 54 Stat. 219 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | December 18, 1888 |
| Home State: | San Bernardino, CA |
| Deceased: | August 13, 1960 |
| Bachelors: | Read law, 1914 |
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Benjamin Harrison (1888-1960) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.
He was nominated by President Franklin Roosevelt on June 11, 1940 to a seat created by 54 Stat. 219, 220. He was confirmed by the Senate on June 22nd, and received commission on June 26th. In 1959, he was the Chief Judge of this court. He served on this court until his death on August 13, 1960.
Early life and education
- Read law, 1914
Professional career
- Private practice, Needles, California, 1917-1923
- City attorney, Needles, California, 1918-1937
- Private practice, San Bernardino, California, 1923-1937
- Member, Board of Education, San Bernardino California, 1928-1932
- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California, 1937-1940
Judicial career
Southern District of California
Harrison was nominated by President Franklin Roosevelt on June 11, 1940 to a seat created by 54 Stat. 219, 220.[1] He was confirmed by the Senate on June 22nd, and received commission on June 26th. In 1959, he was the Chief Judge of this court. He served on this court until his death on August 13, 1960.
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| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Southern District of California 1940–1960 Seat #8 |
Succeeded by: ' |
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| 1941 |
Bright • Byrnes • Eicher • Frank • Freed • Healey • Jackson • Leahy • Leavy • Lovett • Madden • McAllister • McGuire • Miller • Minton • Moore • Riddick • Rifkind • J. Smith • W. Smith • Stone • Timmerman • Vogel • Waring • Woodbury • Wyzanski | ||
| 1942 |
Brennan • Cole • Delehant • Ekwall • Goodman • Hall • Hannay • Keeling • Meaney | ||
| 1943 |
Arnold • Chandler • Clark • Duncan • Helvering • Hulen • Lawrence • Lee • McLaughlin • Mullins • Rutledge • Swygert • Waller | ||
| 1944 |
Bone • Connor • Graven • Hutcheson • Kennedy • LaBuy • O'Connell • Schweinhaut • Shaw | ||
| 1945 | |||
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Barry Moskowitz • Michael Anello • Larry Burns • Roger Benitez • William Hayes • Janis Sammartino • John Houston • Dana Sabraw • Marilyn Huff • Anthony J. Battaglia • Cathy Bencivengo • Gonzalo P. Curiel | ||
| Senior judges |
Irma Gonzalez • Rudi Brewster • Gordon Thompson • Thomas Whelan • Jeffrey Miller • James Lorenz • William Enright • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Jan Adler • Peter Lewis • Barbara Major • Bill McCurine • Nita Stormes • William Gallo • David Bartick • Karen Crawford • Ruben Brooks • Bernard Skomal • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Erskine Mayo Ross • James Marshall Carter • Ogden Hoffman • James McHall Jones • Isaac Stockton Keith Ogier • Fletcher Mathews Haight • Olin Wellborn • Benjamin Franklin Bledsoe • Oscar Trippet • William James • Napoleon Jones • Edward Henning • Paul John McCormick • John Clifford Wallace • George Cosgrave • Harry Aaron Hollzer • Albert Lee Stephens, Sr. • Leon Rene Yankwich • Ralph Jenney • Campbell Beaumont • Albert Lee Stephens, Jr. • William Byrne, Sr. • Charles Carr • Thurmond Clarke • Elisha Crary • Jesse Curtis • William Gray • Peirson Hall • Andrew Hauk • Irving Hill • Benjamin Harrison • Reuben Brooks • Leo Papas • Francis Whelan • Earl Gilliam • Lawrence Irving • Judith Keep • Fred Kunzel • William Mathes • Leland Nielsen • James O'Connor • John Rhoades • Edward Schwartz • Ernest Tolin • Jacob Weinberger • Harry Westover • Howard Turrentine • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
James Marshall Carter • Irma Gonzalez • Gordon Thompson • Marilyn Huff • Paul John McCormick • Leon Rene Yankwich • William Byrne, Sr. • Thurmond Clarke • Peirson Hall • Benjamin Harrison • Judith Keep • Fred Kunzel • William Mathes • Edward Schwartz • Howard Turrentine • | ||
