Harry Watkins
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 nominations and appointments
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]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Judge Watkins's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political 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: Thomas Johnston • Joseph Goodwin • Robert Chambers • Irene Berger • Frank W. Volk | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | Omar J. Aboulhosn • Dwane Tinsley • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Benjamin Franklin Keller • George Warwick McClintic • Harry Watkins • Sidney Christie • Charles Haden II • William Kidd • John Field (West Virginia) • Kenneth Hall (West Virginia) • Elizabeth Hallanan • Dennis R. Knapp • Ben Moore • Robert Staker • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
David Faber • Sidney Christie • Charles Haden II • John Field (West Virginia) • Dennis R. Knapp • Ben Moore • | ||
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Gina Marie Groh • John Bailey (West Virginia) • Thomas Kleeh | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | Michael Aloi • | ||
| 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 |
John Bailey (West Virginia) • Robert Maxwell • Frederick Stamp • Irene Keeley • William Eli Baker • Harry Watkins • Charles Paul • | ||
