Harry Watkins
| Harry Watkins | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Position: | Seat #2T |
| Alternative court: | Southern District of West Virginia |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
| Active: | 3/3/1937 - 6/6/1963 |
| Chief: | 1954 - 1963 |
| Preceded by: | 49 Stat. 1805 |
| Succeeded by: | Sidney Christie |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | November 6, 1898 |
| Home State: | Watson, WV |
| Deceased: | June 6, 1963 |
| Law School: | West Virginia U. Law, LL.B., 1923 |
| Military service: | U.S. Army 1918-1919 |
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Harry Watkins (1898-1963) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia and the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia.[1]
He was nominated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on February 17, 1937 to a seat created by 49 Stat. 1805. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 2nd, and received commission March 3rd. From 1954 to 1963, he was the chief judge of the Northern District. He served until his death on June 6, 1963.[1]
Early life and education
- West Virginia University College of Law, LL.B., 1923[1]
Professional career
- U.S. Army Private First Class, Signal Corps, 1918-1919
- Private practice, Fairmont, West Virginia, 1923-1937[1]
Judicial career
Northern and Southern District of West Virginia
Watkins was nominated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on February 17, 1937 to a seat created by 49 Stat. 1805. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 2nd, and received commission March 3rd. From 1954 to 1963, he was the chief judge of the Northern District. He served until his death on June 6, 1963.[1]
See also
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Judge Watkins's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia 1937–1963 Seat #2T |
Succeeded by: Sidney Christie |
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| 1941 |
Bright • Byrnes • Eicher • Frank • Freed • Healey • Jackson • Leahy • Leavy • Lovett • Madden • McAllister • McGuire • Miller • Minton • Moore • Riddick • Rifkind • J. Smith • W. Smith • Stone • Timmerman • Vogel • Waring • Woodbury • Wyzanski | ||
| 1942 |
Brennan • Cole • Delehant • Ekwall • Goodman • Hall • Hannay • Keeling • Meaney | ||
| 1943 |
Arnold • Chandler • Clark • Duncan • Helvering • Hulen • Lawrence • Lee • McLaughlin • Mullins • Rutledge • Swygert • Waller | ||
| 1944 |
Bone • Connor • Graven • Hutcheson • Kennedy • LaBuy • O'Connell • Schweinhaut • Shaw | ||
| 1945 | |||
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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 • | ||
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| Active judges | |||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | David Joel • John Kaull • James Seibert • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
John Jay Jackson • Alston Gordon Dayton • Robert Maxwell • William Eli Baker • Harry Watkins • Herbert Boreman • W. Craig Broadwater • Sidney Christie • Charles Haden II • William Kidd • Charles Paul • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Robert Maxwell • Frederick Stamp • Irene Keeley • William Eli Baker • Harry Watkins • Charles Paul • | ||
- Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia, Seat 2T
- Former federal judge, Southern District of West Virginia
- Former federal judge, Northern District of West Virginia
- Former federal judge
- Appointed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- Confirmed 1937
- Former chief judge, Northern District of West Virginia
- West Virginia U. Law Alumni
- Army veteran
