William Parkinson
| William Parkinson | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Dwight Eisenhower |
| Active: | 8/21/1957 - 10/26/1959 |
| Preceded by: | Hardress Swaim |
| Succeeded by: | Roger Kiley |
| Past post: | Northern District of Indiana |
| Past term: | 1954 - 1957 |
| Past position: | Seat #2 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1902 |
| Deceased: | 1959 |
| Law School: | Read Law (1923) |
Contents |
William Lynn Parkinson (1902-1959) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana.[1]
Early life and education
Professional career
- Private practice, Lafayette, Indiana, 1923-1937
- Judge, Tippecanoe Circuit Court, Indiana, 1937-1954[1]
Judicial career
Seventh Circuit
Parkinson was nominated to the Seventh Circuit by President Dwight Eisenhower on August 21, 1957, to a seat vacated by Hardress Swaim; he was confirmed by the Senate on August 22, 1957, and received his commission on August 26, 1957. He served the Seventh Circuit until his death on October 26, 1959.[1]
Northern District of Indiana
Parkinson was nominated to the Northern District of Indiana by President Dwight Eisenhower on August 2, 1954, to a new seat created by 68 Stat. 8; he was confirmed by the Senate on August 6, 1954, and received commission that same day. He served the Northern District of Indiana until he was elevated to the Seventh Circuit on September 9, 1957.[1] Parkinson was succeeded in this position by Robert Grant.
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Judge Parkinson's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by: NA - new seat |
Northern District of Indiana 1954–1957 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: Robert Grant |
| Preceded by: Hardress Swaim |
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals 1957–1959 |
Succeeded by: Roger Kiley |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Philip Simon • Robert Miller • Theresa Springmann • Joseph Van Bokkelen • Jon E. DeGuilio | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | Roger Cosbey • Paul Cherry • Christopher Nuechterlein • John E. Martin (Indiana) • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Allen Sharp • Michael Kanne • Jesse Eschbach • Thomas Whitten Slick • George Beamer • Robert Grant • Phil McNagny • William Parkinson • Luther Swygert • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Robert Miller • Allen Sharp • William Lee • Jesse Eschbach • George Beamer • Robert Grant • Luther Swygert • | ||
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| 1953 |
Boldt • Bruchhausen • Cecil • Dawkins, Jr. • Grooms • Hamlin • Hoffman • Knoch • Schnackenberg • Warren • Willson | ||
| 1954 |
Aldrich • Anderson • Bastian • Bicks • Bootle • Boreman • Breitenstein • Brooks • Cecil • Chambers • Choate • Christensen • Connell • Danaher • Dawson • Day • Fee • Freeman • Halbert • Harlan • Hincks • Hoffman • Holder • Hunter • Ingraham • Laramore • Kent • Lemmon • Lord • McGarraghy • Mickelson • Miller • Palmieri • Parkinson • Rogers • Ross • Stewart • Taylor • Thomsen • Tuttle • Van Oosterhout • Vogel • Walsh • Whittaker • Wilson | ||
| 1955 |
Alger • Brown • Cameron • Clarke • Davies • Devitt • East • Estes • Grubb • Harlan • Jertberg • Jones • Lumbard • McIlvaine • Miller • Register • Sorg • Van Dusen • Waterman • Watkins • Wortendyke • Wright | ||
| 1956 |
Barnes • Bryan • Burger • Cashin • Hamley • Herlands • Johnson • Juergens • Kerr • Kraft • Levet • Lewis • Lieb • Mercer • Morgan • Rich • Rizley • Robinson • Smith • Sobeloff • Weick • Whittaker | ||
| 1957 |
Arraj • Breitenstein • Brennan • Egan • Gignoux • Grant • Hastings • Haynsworth • Hicklin • Jameson • Layton • Moore • O'Sullivan • Parkinson • Richardson • Sirica • Stanley • Thompson • Van Pelt • Weber • Whittaker • Wisdom • Zavatt | ||
| 1958 |
Beck • Burke • Carswell • Clayton • Hamlin • Henley • Jertberg • Knoch • Martin • Matthes • Miner • Morrill • Poos • Robson • Stanley • Steel • Stewart • Wollenberg | ||
| 1959 |
Aldrich • Bartels • Blackmun • Boreman • Butler • Castle • Cecil • Crocker • Dalton • Field • Fisher • Forman • Friendly • Hart • Henderson • Henley • Julian • Kalbfleisch • Kilkenny • Koelsch • Kunzel • MacMahon • Merrill • Metzner • Powell • Smith • Sweigert • Walsh • Weick • Weinman • Wood • Worley • Young | ||
| 1960 |
Caffrey • Chilson • Durfee • Hodge • Kaess • Lane • Lewis • Mishler • O'Sullivan • Paul • Smith • Stephenson • Tavares • Timbers | ||
