Harris Hartz

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Harris Hartz (b. 1947) is a Federal Appeals Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. He joined the Court in 2001 after being nominated by President George W. Bush.

Early Life and Education

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Hartz graduated from Harvard with his Bachelor's degree in 1967 and later from Harvard Law School with his Juris Doctor degree in 1972.[1]

Legal Career

Hartz was an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Mexico from 1972 to 1975. Hartz was an Assistant Professor of Law at University of Illinois College of Lawin 1976. Hartz served as Counsel for the New Mexico Governor's Organized Crime Prevention Commission from 1976 to 1977 and as its Executive Director until 1979. Hartz was a private practice attorney in the State of New Mexico from 1979 to 1988 and again from 1999 to 2001. Hartz served as a State Appeals Judge for the New Mexico Court of Appeals from 1988 to 1999.[1]

Federal Judicial Career

Hartz was nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit by President George W. Bush on September 4, 2001, to a seat vacated by Bobby Baldock as Baldock assumed senior status. Hartz was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on December 6, 2001 on a Senate vote and received commission on December 10, 2001.[2]

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