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Harry W. Wellford

Harry Wellford
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 15, 1991
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In office
August 20, 1982 – January 15, 1991
Appointed by Ronald Reagan
Preceded by Bailey Brown
Succeeded by Eugene Siler
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
In office
December 12, 1970 – August 20, 1982
Appointed by Richard Nixon
Preceded by Seat established
Succeeded by Julia Gibbons
Personal details
Born (1924-08-06) August 6, 1924 [1]
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Alma mater Washington and Lee University
Vanderbilt University

Harry Walker Wellford (born August 6, 1924) is a Senior Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

Contents

  • Early life and education 1
  • Federal judicial service 2
  • See also 3
  • References 4
  • Sources 5

Early life and education

Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Wellford earned a bachelor's degree in 1947 from Washington and Lee University and a law degree in 1950 from Vanderbilt University Law School.[2] Wellford served in the United States Navy as an ensign from 1944 until 1946 and worked in private legal practice in Memphis from 1950 until 1970.[3] He also was active in political affairs, managing the successful campaigns of Howard Baker for U.S. Senate in 1966 and Winfield Dunn for Governor of Tennessee in 1970.

Federal judicial service

On November 24, 1970 President Richard Nixon nominated Wellford to a newly created seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee. Wellford was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 11, 1970.[4] On August 4, 1976 President Gerald Ford nominated Wellford to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit to replace William Ernest Miller, who had died on April 12, 1976. Civil rights groups objected to Wellford's nomination and, with the nomination coming so late in Ford's presidency, the United States Senate never took a vote on Wellford's nomination before Ford left office. President Jimmy Carter declined to renominate Wellford when he took office, appointing Gilbert S. Merritt, Jr. instead.

On July 27, 1982 President Ronald Reagan nominated Wellford to a different seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit to replace Bailey Brown, who had taken senior status. The United States Senate confirmed Wellford on August 20, 1982. Wellford took senior status on January 15, 1991.

See also

References

  1. ^ Witt, Elder (1977). The Supreme Court: Justice and the Law.  
  2. ^ http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/tGetInfo?jid=2543
  3. ^ http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/tGetInfo?jid=2543
  4. ^ http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/tGetInfo?jid=2543

Sources

Legal offices
New seat Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
1970–1982 		Succeeded by
Julia Gibbons
Preceded by
Bailey Brown 		Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
1982–1991 		Succeeded by
Eugene Siler
Authority control
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