Harlington Wood
| Harlington Wood | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Position: | Seat #2 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Gerald Ford |
| Active: | 5/7/1976 - 1/15/1992 |
| Senior: | 1/15/1992 - 12/29/2008 |
| Preceded by: | John Paul Stevens |
| Succeeded by: | Ilana Rovner |
| Past post: | Southern District of Illinois |
| Past term: | 1973 - 1976 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1920 |
| Deceased: | 2008 |
| Undergraduate: | University of Illinois (1942) |
| Law School: | University of Illinois College of Law (1948) |
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Harlington Wood, Jr. (1920-2008) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.
Early life and education
- University of Illinois, A.B., 1942
- University of Illinois College of Law, J.D., 1948[1]
Professional career
- U.S. Army Major, 1942-1946
- Private practice, Springfield, Illinois, 1948-1958
- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, 1958-1961
- Private practice, Springfield, Illinois, 1961-1969
- Executive head of U.S. attorneys, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., 1969-1970
- Associate deputy attorney general, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., 1970-1972
- Assistant attorney general, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1972-1973[1]
Judicial career
Seventh Circuit
Wood was nominated to the Seventh Circuit by President Gerald Ford on April 14, 1976, to a seat vacated by John Paul Stevens; he was confirmed by the Senate on May 6, 1976, and received commission the next day. He assumed senior status on January 15, 1992. He served the Seventh Circuit until his death on December 29, 2008.
Southern District of Illinois
Wood was nominated to the Southern District of Illinois by President Richard Nixon on May 11, 1973, to a seat vacated by Omer Poos; he was confirmed by the Senate on July 13, 1973, and received commission on July 18, 1973. He served the Southern District of Illinois until he was elevated to the Seventh Circuit on May 28, 1976.[1]
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Judge Wood's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Omer Poos |
Southern District of Illinois 1973–1976 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: James Ackerman |
| Preceded by: John Paul Stevens |
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals 1976–2008 |
Succeeded by: Ilana Rovner |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: David Herndon • John Gilbert • Patrick G. Murphy • Michael Joseph Reagan | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | Philip Frazier • Clifford Proud • Donald Wilkerson • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
William Juergens • William Beatty • Robert Morgan • Samuel Hubbel Treat • William Joshua Allen • J. Otis Humphrey • Louis FitzHenry • Charles Guy Briggle • James Earl Major • Jackson Adair • James Ackerman • Frederick Mercer • Omer Poos • Paul Riley • Harlington Wood • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
John Gilbert • Patrick G. Murphy • William Stiehl • James Foreman • Robert Morgan • Charles Guy Briggle • Frederick Mercer • Omer Poos • | ||
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| 1969 |
Adams • Barlow • Battin • Brooks • Burger • Carswell • Clark • Garth • Gibbons • Goodwin • Hannum • Herman • Ingraham • Kilkenny • Lane • Levin • MacKinnon • McFadden • Middlebrooks • Parker • Robb • Trask • Widener • Wilkins • Williams • Wright | ||
| 1970 |
Becker • Blackmun • Bogue • Bratcher • Bue • Conti • Cox • Ditter • Dupree • Eisele • Engel • Fay • Feikens • Fisher • Frey • Gorbey • Hill • Huyett • Kelleher • Kennedy • Kent • King • Kitchen • Knapp • Knox • Krupansky • McCune • McGarr • McWilliams • Mechem • J. Miller • W. Miller • Morton • Moye • Muir • O'Kelley • Oakes • Pell • Pointer • Pratt • Roney • Rosenn • Ross • Schnacke • Scott • Stapleton • Steger • Stevens • Teitelbaum • Thompson • Tjoflat • Toledo • Turrentine • Urbom • VanArtsdalen • Walinski • Wallace • Wangelin • Webster • Weis • Wellford • Wilkey • Winner • Wood | ||
| 1971 |
Alaimo • Allen • A. Anderson • J. Anderson • Barrett • Bauer • Bauman • Benson • Blair • Blatt • Boe • Brieant • Broderick • Bryan Jr. • Byrne • Campbell • Chapman • Choy • Contie • Costantino • DeMascio • Denney • Dier • Doyle • Field • Finesilver • Flannery • Freeman • Gagliardi • Goodwin • Gordon • Green • Gurfein • Hall • Hand • Hodges • Holden • Hunter • Kunzig • Lacey • Lucas • Lydick • Mansfield • McGovern • McLaren • McMillen • Mulligan • Murray • Neaher • Newcomer • Newman • Nielsen • O'Connor • Oakes • Pierce • Powell • Rehnquist • Renfrew • Richey • Rosen • Rubin • Russell • Scalera • Sharp • Sprecher • Stephenson • Stuart • Timbers • Tone • Sickle • Varner • R. West • Williams • Young | ||
| 1972 |
Bechtle • Bennett • Burns • Campbell • Carter • Coffrin • Duffy • Enright • Foreman • Freedman • Griesa • Hermansdorfer • Joiner • Kashiwa • King • Knapp • Lively • Mahon • Markey • Neill • Owens • Pesquera • Roettger • Skopil, Jr. • Stewart • Tauro • Turk • Wallace • H. Ward • R. Ward • Widener | ||
| 1973 |
Biunno • Conner • Engel • Fogel • Garth • Gee • Guin • Hancock • Harvey • Marshall • Miller • Nangle • Owen • Reed • Schatz • Sharp • Skinner • Sneed • Snyder • Stern • Webster • Weis • Wood | ||
| 1974 |
Alsop • Duncan • Firth • Gurfein • Hill • Matsch • McGlynn • Meanor • Miles • Morris • Orrick • Platt • Porter • Schwartz • Stagg • Tone • Voorhees • Warren • Warriner • Werker | ||
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| 1974 |
Bauer • Bramwell • Cahn • Churchill • Clarke • Cook • Elfvin • Fitzgerald • Flaum • Gerry • Kirkland • Sessions • Torruella • Graafeiland | ||
| 1975 |
Brimmer • Brotman • Grady • Haden • Henley • Higginbotham • Kennedy • Leighton • McNagny • Meskill • O'Conor • Rogers • Shell • Siler • Stafford • Stevens • Thompson • Tjoflat • Wong | ||
| 1976 |
Ackerman • Anderson • Aronovitz • Broderick • Callister • Cohill • Copenhaver • Crowley • Davis • Fay • Goettel • Guy • Haight • Hall • Hill • Ingram • Manos • Munson • Poole • Pratt • Richey • Schwartz • Schwarzer • Sear • Sterling • Takasugi • Waters • Williams • Wood | ||
