Harold Brent McKnight
| Harold Brent McKnight | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Position: | Seat #4 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | George W. Bush |
| Active: | 8/1/2003 - 11/27/2004 |
| Preceded by: | 116 Stat. 1758 |
| Succeeded by: | Frank Whitney |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1952 |
| Deceased: | 2004 |
| Bachelors: | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (1974) |
| Law School: | University of North Carolina (1980) |
| Grad. School: | Magdalen College, Oxford University (1976) |
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Harold Brent McKnight (1952-2004) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina.[1]
McKnight was nominated by President George W. Bush on April 28, 2003, to a new seat created by 116 Stat. 1758; he was confirmed by the Senate on July 31, 2003, and received commission the next day. He served until his death on November 27, 2004.[1] McKnight was succeeded in this position by Frank Whitney.
Early life and education
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, B.A., 1974
- Magdalen College, Oxford University, M.A., 1976
- University of North Carolina, J.D., 1980[1]
Professional career
- Assistant district attorney, State of North Carolina, 1982-1988
- District judge, 26th North Carolina Judicial District Court, 1989-1993
- Visiting lecturer, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 1992-2003
- Adjunct assistant professor, Wingate University, 1994-2003
- U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, 1993-2003[1]
Judicial career
Western District of North Carolina
McKnight was nominated by President George W. Bush on April 28, 2003, to a new seat created by 116 Stat. 1758; he was confirmed by the Senate on July 31, 2003, and received commission the next day. He served until his death on November 27, 2004.[1] McKnight was succeeded in this position by Frank Whitney.
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Judge McKnight's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Western District of North Carolina 2003–2004 Seat #4 |
Succeeded by: Frank Whitney |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Robert Conrad • Frank Whitney • Richard Voorhees • Martin Reidinger • Max O. Cogburn, Jr. | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | David Kessler • Dennis Howell • David Cayer • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Robert Paine Dick • James Edmund Boyd • Hamilton Glover Ewart • Lacy Thornburg • Edwin Yates Webb • James Craven • David Henderson • Woodrow Jones • Harold Brent McKnight • James McMillan • Wilson Warlick • Robert Potter • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Graham Mullen • Richard Voorhees • James Craven • Woodrow Jones • Wilson Warlick • Robert Potter • | ||
