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Charles Leavy
Charles Henry Leavy (1884-1952) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington.
Leavy was nominated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on October 23, 1941, to a seat vacated by Edward Cushman; he was confirmed by the Senate on February 18, 1942, and received commission on February 25, 1942. He assumed senior status on August 31, 1952. He served the Western District of Washington until his death on September 25, 1952. Leavy was succeeded in this position by George Boldt.
Early life and education
- Kansas City School of Law
- Read law, 1912
Professional career
- Private practice, Newport, Washington, 1912-
- Prosecuting attorney, Pend Oreille County, Washington, 1914-1918
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Washington, 1918-1921
- Prosecuting attorney, Spokane County, Washington, 1922-1926
- Judge, Superior Court of Washington, 1926-1936
- U.S. Representative from Washington, 1937-1942
Judicial nominations and appointments
Western District of Washington
Leavy was nominated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on October 23, 1941, to a seat vacated by Edward Cushman; he was confirmed by the Senate on February 18, 1942, and received commission on February 25, 1942. He assumed senior status on August 31, 1952.[1] He served the Western District of Washington until his death on September 25, 1952. Leavy was succeeded in this position by George Boldt.
External links
- Biography at the Federal Judicial Center
Footnotes
- ↑ Biography at the Federal Judicial Center
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Edward Cushman |
Western District of Washington 1942–1952 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: George Boldt
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| 1933 |
Bell • Bratton • Donohoe • FitzHenry • Garrecht • Keefe • Ragon • Stone • Woodrough | ||
| 1934 |
Allen • Bowen • Holly • Hulbert • Long • Major • Myers • Rippey • Sullivan | ||
| 1935 |
Baldwin • Denman • Faris • Ford • Hamilton • Haney • Holmes • Mahoney • Martin • Mathews • McDuffie • Moore • Roche • A. L. Stephens • H. M. Stephens • Sweeney • Yankwich | ||
| 1936 |
Abruzzo • Clancy • Davidson • Davis • Holland • Lederle • Leibell • Ling • Mandelbaum • Maris • Pollard • Thomas • Underwood | ||
| 1937 |
Adair • Biggs • Black • Burke • Collet • Druffel • Edgerton • Groner • Healy • Jackson • Jenney • Kloeb • Major • McColloch • Miller • Mize • Murrah • Rice • Stephens • Sullivan • Swinford • Treanor • Trimble • Vinson • Watkins • Williams • Wyche | ||
| 1938 |
Clark • Conger • Ford • Hamilton • Laws • Maris • McCord • Murphree • Reed | ||
| 1939 |
Allred • Arant • Beaumont • Biddle • Black • Clark • Darr • Davies • Dobie • Douglas • Duffy • Frankfurter • Goldsborough • Huxman • Igoe • Jones • Kalodner • Kerner, Sr. • Lemley • Lumpkin • Magruder • Miller • Morris • Picard • Porterie • Roberts • Rutledge • Walker • Welsh • Whaley • Whitaker • Wilkin | ||
| 1940 |
Bard • Barker • Barksdale • Boyd • Broaddus • Caillouet • Campbell • Dobie • Ganey • Goodrich • Harrison • Hartigan • Johnsen • Jones • Leamy • Mahoney • Martin • Murphy • Murrah • O'Connor • Oliver • Pine • Russell • Savage • Schwellenbach • Walker • Waller | ||
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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 | |||
