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| Harrison Winter | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Lyndon Johnson |
| Active: | 6/24/1966 - 1/1/1990 |
| Chief: | 1981-1989 |
| Senior: | 1/1/1990 - 4/1/1990 |
| Preceded by: | 80 Stat. 75 |
| Succeeded by: | Paul Niemeyer |
| Past post: | District of Maryland |
| Past term: | 1962-1966 |
| Past position: | Seat #4 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1921 |
| Deceased: | 4/1/1990 |
| Bachelors: | Johns Hopkins U. '42 |
| Law School: | U. of Maryland Law '44 |
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Harrison Lee Winter (1921-1990) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.[1]
Early life and education
- Johns Hopkins University, A.B., 1942
- University of Maryland School of Law, LL.B., 1944[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Baltimore, Maryland, 1945-1959
- Assistant attorney general, State of Maryland, 1948-1951
- Deputy attorney general, State of Maryland, 1954-1955
- City solicitor, Baltimore, Maryland, 1959-1961[1]
Judicial career
District of Maryland
Winter received a recess appointment to the District of Maryland from President John F. Kennedy on November 9, 1961, to a new seat created by 75 Stat. 80; he was nominated on January 15, 1962, confirmed by the Senate on February 7, 1962, and received commission on February 17. He served the District of Maryland until he was elevated to the Fourth Circuit on June 27, 1966.[1] Winter was succeeded in this position by Alex Harvey.
Fourth Circuit
Winter was nominated to the Fourth Circuit by President Lyndon Johnson on June 13, 1966, to a new seat created by 80 Stat. 75; he was confirmed by the Senate on June 24, 1966, and received commission that same day. He served as chief judge from 1981-1989. He assumed senior status on January 1, 1990, and served in that capacity until his death on April 10, 1990.[1]
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Judge Winter's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA - new seat |
District of Maryland 1962–1966 Seat #4 |
Succeeded by: Alexander Harvey |
| Preceded by: NA - new seat |
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals 1966–present |
Succeeded by: Paul Niemeyer |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Deborah Chasanow • Richard Bennett • Catherine Blake • William Quarles • Roger Titus • Ellen Hollander • James Bredar • Paul Grimm • George L. Russell, III | ||
| Senior judges |
Alexander Williams • Benson Legg • Walter Black • Marvin Garbis • Alex Harvey • Frederick Motz • William Nickerson • Peter Messitte • Joseph Young • Frederic Smalkin • | ||
| Magistrate judges | William Connelly • Charles Day • Thomas M. DiGirolamo • Susan Gauvey • Beth Gasner • Jillyn Schulze • Stephanie Gallagher • Timothy J. Sullivan • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
William Paca • James Winchester • James Houston • Theodorick Bland • Elias Glenn • Upton Scott Heath • John Glenn • William Fell Giles • Thomas John Morris • Paul Niemeyer • John Carter Rose • Andre Davis • Morris Ames Soper • William Caldwell Coleman • William Calvin Chesnut • Joseph Clemens Howard • Harrison Winter • Charles Blair • John Hargrove • Shirley Jones • Frank Kaufman • James Rogers Miller, Jr. • Herbert Murray • Edward Northrop • Norman Ramsey • Roszel Thomsen • Robert Watkins • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Benson Legg • Walter Black • Alex Harvey • Frederick Motz • William Caldwell Coleman • Frank Kaufman • Edward Northrop • Roszel Thomsen • Robert Watkins • Frederic Smalkin • | ||
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| 1964 |
Anderson • Bratton • Christie • Collins • Cowen • Davis • Ely • Freedman • Gordon • Higginbotham • McNichols • Muecke • Nichols • Port • Rabinovitz • Robinson • Simons • Suttle • Weber • Whelan • Zampano | ||
| 1965 |
Bryant • Celebrezze • Coffin • Coleman • Collinson • Corcoran • Doyle • Eubanks • Fortas • Frankel • Gasch • Gibson • Gordon • Harris • Hemphill • Hill • Hunter • Landis • Langley • Leventhal • Maxwell • McEntee • Mehrtens • Nichol • Reynolds • Russell • Smith • Tamm • Thornberry • Young | ||
| 1966 |
Ainsworth • Atkins • Boyle • Cabot • Cassibry • Copple • Craven • Cummings • Dyer • Fairchild • Feinberg • Ferguson • Fullam • Garrity • Godbold • Goldberg • Goodwin • Gray • Guinn • Harvey • Hauk • Heaney • Heebe • Hickey • Hogan • Kaufman • Kinneary • Krentzman • Lay • Leddy • Lord • Lynch • MacKenzie • Mansfield • McCree • McRae • Mitchell • Motley • Napoli • Nichols • Noland • Peck II • Peckham • Pettine • Pittman • Porter • Real • Roberts • Robinson • Robinson • Rubin • Russell • Scott • Seals • Seitz • Simpson • Singleton • Skelton • Smith • Smith • Taylor • Thomas • von der Heydt • Watson • Winter • Wise | ||
| 1967 |
Arnow • Beckworth • Belloni • Butzner • Cancio • Carter • Clayton • Combs • Comiskey • Curtin • Eaton • Edenfield • Fernandez-Badillo • Gesell • Gordon • Jones • Keith • Kellam • Lambros • Maletz • Marshall • Masterson • Merhige • Morgan • Murray • Neville • Pollack • Pregerson • Theis • Troutman • Van Dusen • Waddy • Weiner • Weinstein • Whipple • Williams | ||
| 1968 |
Aldisert • Baldwin • Bownes • Bright • Green • Gubow • Henderson • Holloway • Hufstedler • Judd • Justice • Keady • Kerner, Jr. • Lasker • Latchum • Lawrence • McMillan • Morgan • Newman • Nixon • Pratt • Re • Rosenstein • Schwartz • Smith • Stahl • Travia • Woodward | ||
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| 1961 |
Ainsworth • Augelli • Austin • Battisti • Becker • Beeks • Bell • Blumenfeld • Bohanon • Brown • Browning • Bryan Sr. • Clarie • Cox • Craven • Croake • Davis • Dillin • Dooling • Doyle • Dumbauld • Duniway • Dyer • Freedman • Ganey • Garza • Gibson • Gray • Hill • Kaufman • Kiley • Larkins • Larson • Lord • Luongo • MacBride • Machrowicz • Martin • McCree • McRae • Michie • Morgan • Northrop • Parsons • Peck II • Pence • Plummer • Putnam • Ridge • Sheridan • Smith • Stephens, Jr. • Swygert • West • Will • Wilson • Young • Zirpoli | ||
| 1962 |
Allgood • Barrow • Beamer • Bell • Body • Bonsal • Brewster • Brown • Butzner • Carr • Cohen • Coolahan • Cooper • Crary • Curtis • Daugherty • Oscar Davis • Elliott • Ellis • Eschbach • Feinberg • Foley • Fox • Gewin • Goldberg • Gray • Green • Hanson • Hays • Hughes • Jones • McLean • McManus • Meredith • Neese • Noel • Oliver • Preyer • Regan • Rosenberg • Rosling • Roth • Seth • Shaw • Smith • Spears • Templar • Tyler • Weigel • White • Winter • Wright • Wyatt | ||
| 1963 |
Almond • Cannella • Craig • Decker • Edwards • Fulton • Marovitz • McGowan • Mehaffy • Moynahan • Nealon • Payne • Phillips • Tenney • Thompson • Thornberry | ||
