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Henry Wingate

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Henry Wingate
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Nonpartisan

United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
Tenure

1985 - Present

Years in position

38

Education

Bachelor's

Grinnell College, 1969

Law

Yale Law School, 1972

Personal
Birthplace
Jackson, Miss.


Henry Travillion Wingate is a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. He joined the court in 1985 after being nominated by President Ronald Reagan. Wingate served as the district court's chief judge from 2003 to 2010.

Early life and education

Born in Jackson, Mississippi, Wingate graduated from Grinnell College with his bachelor's degree in 1969 and from Yale Law School with his J.D. in 1972.[1]

Military service

Wingate served in the U.S. Naval Legal Services Office from 1973 to 1976. As of June 2017, according to the Federal Judicial Center, Wingate has served in the U.S. Naval Reserve since 1983.[1]

Professional career

  • 2003-2010: Chief judge

Judicial career

Southern District of Mississippi

Nomination Tracker
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Nominee Information
Name: Henry T. Wingate
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
Progress
Confirmed 35 days after nomination.
ApprovedANominated: September 11, 1985
DefeatedAABA Rating:
Questionnaire:
ApprovedAHearing: September 25, 1985
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ApprovedAReported: September 26, 1985 
ApprovedAConfirmed: October 16, 1985
ApprovedAVote: Voice vote

Wingate was nominated to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi by President Ronald Reagan on September 11, 1985, to a new seat created by 98 Stat. 333. Hearings on Wingate's nomination were held before the Senate Judiciary Committee on September 25, 1985, and his nomination was reported by U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond (R-S.C.) the next day. Wingate was confirmed on a voice vote of the U.S. Senate on October 16, 1985, and he received his commission on October 17, 1985. Wingate served as the court's chief judge from 2003 to 2010.[1][2]

Noteworthy cases

On March 18, 2010, a three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion in the case Ford v. Diversified Technology, Inc. (2010), affirming the district court's ruling. The case concerned a lawsuit brought by Ford against his employer, Diversified Technology. Ford alleged that his participation in an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) investigation of the company resulted in his demotion. He then filed an EEOC complaint and was later awarded damages by the district court. In a footnote of the opinion, the panel commented that the district court had delayed judgment in the case:[3][4]

“ We feel compelled to observe that, for no reason that is in the record, nor for any reason offered by the district court in response to the mandamus finally filed by Mr. Ford, the district court sat on the verdict for six and one half years before it entered judgment. It is truly regrettable that the plaintiff has been denied his just recovery for these several years by the lack of judicial diligence. Indeed, it was only after a mandamus petition had been filed that the district court took any action. This is not the first time such inexcusable delays have occurred in that court. We urge the court to be more responsive and responsible to its duties and to the litigants. We once again encourage the district court to ask for assistance when it is unable to timely fulfill its judicial obligations.[5] ”


Wingate stated that he took responsibility for the error and that he thought judgment had been entered in the case. Wingate held a hearing upon receiving the mandamus letter. He stated that the Fifth Circuit had not communicated with him prior to the opinion's publication.[4]

See also

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Federal Judicial Center, "Biography of Judge Henry Travillion Wingate," accessed June 20, 2017
  2. ↑ United States Congress, "PN 564 — Henry T. Wingate — The Judiciary," accessed June 20, 2017
  3. ↑ U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, Ford v. Diversified Technology, Inc., decided March 18, 2010
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Law.com, "5th Circuit Scolds Miss. Federal Judge Over Delays," March 26, 2010
  5. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

Political offices
Preceded by
- 		United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
1985-Present		 Succeeded by
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Mississippi courts

Federal courts:

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Northern District of Mississippi, Southern District of Mississippi • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Northern District of Mississippi, Southern District of Mississippi

State courts:

Mississippi Supreme Court • Mississippi Court of Appeals • Mississippi circuit courts • Mississippi Chancery Court • Mississippi county courts • Mississippi justice courts • Mississippi youth courts • Mississippi Municipal Courts

State resources:

Courts in Mississippi • Mississippi judicial elections • Judicial selection in Mississippi

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