Charles Weston Houck
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Charles Weston Houck (1933-present) is a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina.
Houck was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on June 5, 1979, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629; he was confirmed by the Senate on September 25, 1979, and received commission the next day. He served as chief judge from 1993-2000. He assumed senior status on October 1, 2003.
Education
- University of South Carolina Law Center, LL.B., 1956
Professional career
- U.S. Army, 1957-1958
- Private practice, Florence, South Carolina, 1956, 1958-1979
- South Carolina state representative, 1963-1966
- Chairman, Florence City-County Building Commission, South Carolina, 1968-1976
Notable cases
Port shipping case
Judge Houck was presiding in a lawsuit between the Costal Conservation League and the Port Authority of South Carolina. The judge dismissed a case filed by environmental groups trying to block construction of a new shipping port on the site of a former Navy base of North Charleston. The judge found that evidence used by the league in their complaint against the Port Authority was not sufficient beyond a reasonable doubt to move the trial forward[1].
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