Benjamin Harrison (Federal Judge)
Benjamin Harrison (1888-1960) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.
He was nominated by President Franklin Roosevelt on June 11, 1940 to a seat created by 54 Stat. 219, 220. He was confirmed by the Senate on June 22nd, and received commission on June 26th. In 1959, he was the Chief Judge of this court. He served on this court until his death on August 13, 1960.
Early life and education
- Read law, 1914
Professional career
- Private practice, Needles, California, 1917-1923
- City attorney, Needles, California, 1918-1937
- Private practice, San Bernardino, California, 1923-1937
- Member, Board of Education, San Bernardino California, 1928-1932
- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California, 1937-1940
Judicial nominations and appointments
Southern District of California
Harrison was nominated by President Franklin Roosevelt on June 11, 1940 to a seat created by 54 Stat. 219, 220.[1] He was confirmed by the Senate on June 22nd, and received commission on June 26th. In 1959, he was the Chief Judge of this court. He served on this court until his death on August 13, 1960.
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Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Southern District of California 1940–1960 Seat #8 |
Succeeded by: '
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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: Dana Sabraw • Janis Sammartino • Cathy Bencivengo • Cynthia A. Bashant • Ruth Bermudez Montenegro • Andrew Schopler • James Simmons (California) • Todd Robinson (California) • Linda Lopez (California) • Jinsook Ohta • Robert Huie | ||
| Senior judges |
Michael Anello • Roger Benitez • William Hayes • Thomas Whelan • John Houston (California) • Barry Moskowitz • Jeffrey Miller • James Lorenz • Marilyn Huff • Anthony J. Battaglia • Gonzalo Curiel • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Barbara Major • William Gallo • Karen Crawford • Bernard Skomal • Jill L. Burkhardt • Mitchell D. Dembin • Michael Berg (federal magistrate judge) • Allison Goddard • Daniel Butcher (California) • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Erskine Mayo Ross • James Marshall Carter • Ogden Hoffman • James McHall Jones • Isaac Stockton Keith Ogier • Fletcher Mathews Haight • Olin Wellborn • Benjamin Franklin Bledsoe • Oscar Trippet • William James • Irma Gonzalez (federal judge) • Rudi Brewster • Gordon Thompson • Larry Burns • Napoleon Jones • Edward Henning • Paul John McCormick • John Clifford Wallace • George Cosgrave • Harry Aaron Hollzer • Albert Lee Stephens, Sr. • Leon Rene Yankwich • Ralph Jenney • Campbell Beaumont • Albert Lee Stephens, Jr. • William Byrne, Sr. • Charles Carr • Thurmond Clarke • Elisha Crary • Jesse Curtis • William Gray (California) • Peirson Hall • Andrew Hauk • Irving Hill • Reuben Brooks • Leo Papas • Francis Whelan • Earl Gilliam • Lawrence Irving • Judith Keep • Fred Kunzel • William Mathes • Leland Nielsen • James O'Connor (California) • John Rhoades • Edward Schwartz • Ernest Tolin • Jacob Weinberger • Harry Westover • Howard Turrentine • Benjamin Harrison (Federal Judge) • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
James Marshall Carter • Irma Gonzalez (federal judge) • Gordon Thompson • Larry Burns • Marilyn Huff • Paul John McCormick • Leon Rene Yankwich • William Byrne, Sr. • Thurmond Clarke • Peirson Hall • Judith Keep • Fred Kunzel • William Mathes • Edward Schwartz • Howard Turrentine • Benjamin Harrison (Federal Judge) • | ||
