Harvie Wilkinson

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Harvie Wilkinson
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Current Court Information:
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Title:   Judge
Service:
Appointed by:   Ronald Reagan
Active:   8/13/1984 - Present
Chief:   1996-2003
Preceded by:   John Butzner
Personal History
Born:   1944
Home State:   New York, NY
Bachelors:   Yale '67
Law School:   U. Virginia Law '72

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James Harvie Wilkinson III is an Article III federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He joined the Court in 1984 after being nominated by President Ronald Reagan.

Early life and education

Born in New York City, New York, Wilkinson graduated from Yale University with his Bachelor's degree in 1967. Wilkinson served in the United States Army from 1968 to 1969 and received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1972. [1]

Professional career

  • Republican candidate for U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia, 1970
  • Law clerk, Justice Lewis Powell, Supreme Court of the United States, 1972-1973
  • Associate professor, University of Virginia School of Law, 1973-1978
  • Editorial page editor, Norfolk Virginian-Pilot, 1978-1981
  • Deputy assistant U.S. attorney general, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1982-1983
  • Professor, University of Virginia School of Law, 1983 [1]

Judicial career

Fourth Circuit

On the recommendation of Virginia U.S. Senator John Warner, Wilkinson was nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit by President Ronald Reagan on January 30, 1984 to a seat vacated by John Butzner, Jr.,. Wilkinson was confirmed by the Senate on August 9, 1984 on a Senate vote and received commission on August 13, 1984. Wilkinson served as the Chief Judge of the Court from 1996 to 2003. [1]

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Federal judicial offices
Preceded by:
John Butzner
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
1984–present
Succeeded by:
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