George Harris (California)
George Bernard Harris (1901-1983) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
Harris was nominated by President Harry Truman on June 18, 1946, to a new seat created by 60 Stat. 260; he was confirmed by the Senate on June 29, 1946, and received commission on July 9, 1946. From 1961-1970, he served as the chief judge. He assumed senior status on July 31, 1970. He served the Northern District of California until his death on October 18, 1983. Harris was succeeded in this position by Robert Schnacke.
Early life and education
- University of San Francisco School of Law, LL.B., 1926
Professional career
- Private practice, San Francisco, California, 1926-1941
- Judge, California State Courts, 1941
Judicial nominations and appointments
Northern District of California
Harris was nominated by President Harry Truman on June 18, 1946, to a new seat created by 60 Stat. 260;[1] he was confirmed by the Senate on June 29, 1946, and received commission on July 9, 1946. From 1961-1970, he served as the chief judge. He assumed senior status on July 31, 1970. He served the Northern District of California until his death on October 18, 1983. Harris was succeeded in this position by Robert Schnacke.
External links
- Harris' Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
Footnotes
- ↑ Harris' Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Northern District of California 1946–1970 Seat #5 |
Succeeded by: Robert Schnacke
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| 1945 |
Burton • Clark • Donovan • Gilliam • Gourley • Holtzoff • Koscinski • Madden • Mathes • Mellott • S. Miller • W. Miller • Mollison • O'Connell • Orr • Prettyman • Rice | ||
| 1946 |
Curran • Driver • Follmer • Harris • Kalodner • Kampf • Keech • Levin • Lynne • McGranery • Murphy • Rodney • Scarlett • Shelbourne • Speakman • Starr • Vinson • Weinberger | ||
| 1947 |
Bryan, Sr. • Christenberry • Clifford • Collet • Dooley • Harper • Howell • Johnson • Jones • Lemmon • Medina • Rayfiel • Ryan • Thomason | ||
| 1948 |
Harper • Henderson • Johnson • Kaufman • Proctor • Rao • Stephens • Tamm | ||
| 1949 |
Allred • Andrews • Bazelon • Borah • Burns • Carter • Clark • Clary • Conger • Connally • Duffy • Erskine • Fahy • Finnegan • Foley • Ford • Gibson • Grim • Hastie • Hatch • Hill • Hooper • Kaufman • Kirkland • Lindley • Matthews • McCarthy • McGohey • McLaughlin • Minton • Murray • Noonan • Pickett • Platt • Pope • Ritter • Russell • Solomon • Sugarman • Swaim • Switzer • Taylor • Tehan • Thornton • Warlick • Washington • Westover • Wright | ||
| 1950 |
Bastian • Byrne, Sr. • Carter • Knous • Marsh • Murphy • Simpson • Staley • Steckler • Strum • Wallace • Weinfeld • Whitehurst • Worley | ||
| 1951 |
Dimock • Edelstein • Hartigan • Hartshorne • Leahy • Lindberg • McNamee • Medina • Modarelli • Murphy • Perry • Rives • Sheehy • Sloan • Stewart • Thomas • Tolin • Youngdahl | ||
| 1952 | |||
