Elizabeth Hallanan
| Elizabeth Hallanan | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Position: | Seat #3 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Ronald Reagan |
| Active: | 11/14/1983 - 12/1/1996 |
| Senior: | 12/1/1996 - 6/8/2004 |
| Preceded by: | Dennis Knapp |
| Succeeded by: | Robert Chambers |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1925 |
| Deceased: | 2004 |
| Bachelors: | Morris Harvey College (1946) |
| Law School: | West Virginia University College of Law (1951) |
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Elizabeth Virginia Hallanan (1925-2004) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia.[1]
Hallanan was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on November 8, 1983, to a seat vacated by Dennis Knapp; she was confirmed by the Senate on November 11, 1983, and received commission three days later. She assumed senior status on December 1, 1996, and served until her death on June 8, 2004.[1] Hallanan was succeeded in this position by Robert Chambers.
Early life and education
- Morris Harvey College (now University of Charleston), B.A., 1946
- West Virginia University College of Law, J.D., 1951[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Charleston, West Virginia, 1951-1959, 1975-1984
- Member, West Virginia State Board of Education, Charleston, West Virginia, 1955-1957
- Member, West Virginia House of Delegates, Charleston, West Virginia, 1957-1958
- Assistant commissioner of public instruction, West Virginia, appointed, 1958-1959
- Judge, Juvenile Court, Kanawha County, West Virginia, appointed, 1959-1961
- Executive director, West Virginia Association of Colleges and Universities, 1961-1969
- Chairman, West Virginia Public Service Commission, 1969-1975[1]
Judicial career
Southern District of West Virginia
Hallanan was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on November 8, 1983, to a seat vacated by Dennis Knapp; she was confirmed by the Senate on November 11, 1983, and received commission three days later. She assumed senior status on December 1, 1996, and served until her death on June 8, 2004.[1] Hallanan was succeeded in this position by Robert Chambers.
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Judge Hallanan's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Dennis Knapp |
Southern District of West Virginia 1983–1996 Seat #3 |
Succeeded by: Robert Chambers |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Joseph Goodwin • Thomas Johnston • John Copenhaver • Robert Chambers • Irene Berger | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | Clarke VanDervort • Cheryl Eifert • Dwane Tinsley • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Benjamin Franklin Keller • George Warwick McClintic • Harry Watkins • Sidney Christie • Charles Haden II • William Kidd • John Field • Kenneth Hall • Elizabeth Hallanan • Dennis Knapp • Ben Moore • Robert Staker • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
David Faber • Sidney Christie • Charles Haden II • John Field • Dennis Knapp • Ben Moore • | ||
