Hiram Widener
| Hiram Widener | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Richard Nixon |
| Active: | 10/17/1972 - 7/17/2007 |
| Senior: | 7/17/2007 - 9/19/2007 |
| Preceded by: | Albert Bryan Sr. |
| Past post: | Western District of Virginia |
| Past chief: | 1971 - 1972 |
| Past term: | 1969 - 1972 |
| Past position: | Seat #2 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | April 30, 1923 |
| Home State: | Abingdon, VA |
| Deceased: | September 19, 2007 |
| Bachelors: | U.S. Naval Academy, B.S., 1944 |
| Law School: | Washington and Lee U., LL.B., 1953 |
| Military service: | U.S. Navy , 1944-1949; Reserve 1951-1952 |
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Hiram Emory Widener, Jr. (1923-2007) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia.[1]
Early life and education
- U.S. Naval Academy, B.S., 1944
- Washington and Lee University, LL.B., 1953[1]
Professional career
- U.S. Navy Lieutenant (JG), 1944-1949,
- U.S. Naval Reserve Lieutenant, 1951-1952
- Private practice, Bristol, Virginia, 1953-1969
- U.S. Commissioner, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia, 1963-1966
- Member, Virginia Election Laws Study Commission, 1968-69[1]
Judicial career
Fourth Circuit
Widener was nominated to the Fourth Circuit by President Richard Nixon on September 25, 1972, to a seat vacated by Albert Bryan Sr.; he was confirmed by the Senate on October 12, 1972, and received commission on October 17. He assumed senior status on July 17, 2007, and passed away shortly thereafter, on September 19, 2007.[1]
Western District of Virginia
Widener was nominated to the Western District of Virginia by President Richard Nixon on June 19, 1969, to a seat vacated by Thomas Michie; he was confirmed by the Senate on July 11, 1969, and received commission three days later. He served as chief judge for a brief stint starting in 1971 and ending on his October 27, 1972, advancement to the Fourth Circuit.[1] Widener was succeeded in this position by James Turk.
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Judge Widener's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by: Thomas Michie |
Western District of Virginia 1969–1972 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: James Turk |
| Preceded by: Albert Bryan, Sr. |
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals 1972–2007 |
Succeeded by: Barbara Keenan |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Glen Conrad • James Jones • Samuel Wilson • Michael Urbanski | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | B. Waugh Crigler • Pamela Sargent • James Welsh • Robert Ballou • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
John George Jackson • Alexander Caldwell • Philip Clayton Pendleton • Isaac Samuels Pennybacker • John White Brockenbrough • John Jay Jackson • Alexander Rives • John Paul • Henry Clay McDowell • Glen Williams • John Paul, Jr. • Armistead Dobie • Floyd Roberts • Alfred Barksdale • Ted Dalton • James Michael • Thomas Michie • Roby Thompson • Hiram Widener • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
James Jones • James Turk • Jackson Kiser • Samuel Wilson • John Paul, Jr. • Ted Dalton • Roby Thompson • Hiram Widener • | ||
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 |
Adams • Barlow • Battin • Brooks • Burger • Carswell • Clark • Garth • Gibbons • Goodwin • Hannum • Herman • Ingraham • Kilkenny • Lane • Levin • MacKinnon • McFadden • Middlebrooks • Parker • Robb • Trask • Widener • Wilkins • Williams • Wright | ||
| 1970 |
Becker • Blackmun • Bogue • Bratcher • Bue • Conti • Cox • Ditter • Dupree • Eisele • Engel • Fay • Feikens • Fisher • Frey • Gorbey • Hill • Huyett • Kelleher • Kennedy • Kent • King • Kitchen • Knapp • Knox • Krupansky • McCune • McGarr • McWilliams • Mechem • J. Miller • W. Miller • Morton • Moye • Muir • O'Kelley • Oakes • Pell • Pointer • Pratt • Roney • Rosenn • Ross • Schnacke • Scott • Stapleton • Steger • Stevens • Teitelbaum • Thompson • Tjoflat • Toledo • Turrentine • Urbom • VanArtsdalen • Walinski • Wallace • Wangelin • Webster • Weis • Wellford • Wilkey • Winner • Wood | ||
| 1971 |
Alaimo • Allen • A. Anderson • J. Anderson • Barrett • Bauer • Bauman • Benson • Blair • Blatt • Boe • Brieant • Broderick • Bryan Jr. • Byrne • Campbell • Chapman • Choy • Contie • Costantino • DeMascio • Denney • Dier • Doyle • Field • Finesilver • Flannery • Freeman • Gagliardi • Goodwin • Gordon • Green • Gurfein • Hall • Hand • Hodges • Holden • Hunter • Kunzig • Lacey • Lucas • Lydick • Mansfield • McGovern • McLaren • McMillen • Mulligan • Murray • Neaher • Newcomer • Newman • Nielsen • O'Connor • Oakes • Pierce • Powell • Rehnquist • Renfrew • Richey • Rosen • Rubin • Russell • Scalera • Sharp • Sprecher • Stephenson • Stuart • Timbers • Tone • Sickle • Varner • R. West • Williams • Young | ||
| 1972 |
Bechtle • Bennett • Burns • Campbell • Carter • Coffrin • Duffy • Enright • Foreman • Freedman • Griesa • Hermansdorfer • Joiner • Kashiwa • King • Knapp • Lively • Mahon • Markey • Neill • Owens • Pesquera • Roettger • Skopil, Jr. • Stewart • Tauro • Turk • Wallace • H. Ward • R. Ward • Widener | ||
| 1973 |
Biunno • Conner • Engel • Fogel • Garth • Gee • Guin • Hancock • Harvey • Marshall • Miller • Nangle • Owen • Reed • Schatz • Sharp • Skinner • Sneed • Snyder • Stern • Webster • Weis • Wood | ||
| 1974 |
Alsop • Duncan • Firth • Gurfein • Hill • Matsch • McGlynn • Meanor • Miles • Morris • Orrick • Platt • Porter • Schwartz • Stagg • Tone • Voorhees • Warren • Warriner • Werker | ||
- Western District of Virginia, Seat 2
- Former federal judge, Fourth Circuit
- Former federal judge, Western District of Virginia
- Former federal judge
- Appointed by Richard Nixon
- Confirmed 1969
- Former chief judge, Western District of Virginia
- Confirmed 1972
- U.S. Naval Academy Alumni
- Washington and Lee U. Law Alumni
- Navy veteran
