Harlington Wood
Harlington Wood, Jr. (1920-2008) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. Wood passed away on December 29, 2008.
Early life and education
- University of Illinois, A.B., 1942
- University of Illinois College of Law, J.D., 1948[1]
Professional career
- U.S. Army Major, 1942-1946
- Private practice, Springfield, Illinois, 1948-1958
- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, 1958-1961
- Private practice, Springfield, Illinois, 1961-1969
- Executive head of U.S. attorneys, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., 1969-1970
- Associate deputy attorney general, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., 1970-1972
- Assistant attorney general, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1972-1973[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
Seventh Circuit
Wood was nominated to the Seventh Circuit by President Gerald Ford on April 14, 1976, to a seat vacated by John Paul Stevens; he was confirmed by the Senate on May 6, 1976, and received commission the next day. He assumed senior status on January 15, 1992. He served the Seventh Circuit until his death on December 29, 2008.
Southern District of Illinois
Wood was nominated to the Southern District of Illinois by President Richard Nixon on May 11, 1973, to a seat vacated by Omer Poos; he was confirmed by the Senate on July 13, 1973, and received commission on July 18, 1973. He served the Southern District of Illinois until he was elevated to the Seventh Circuit on May 28, 1976.[1]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Judge Wood's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Omer Poos |
Southern District of Illinois 1973–1976 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: James Ackerman |
| Preceded by: John Paul Stevens |
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals 1976–2008 |
Succeeded by: Ilana Rovner
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Nancy J. Rosenstengel • Stephen P. McGlynn (Illinois) • Staci Michelle Yandle • David Dugan | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | Reona Daly • Mark Beatty • Gilbert Sison • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
David Herndon (Illinois) • Patrick G. Murphy • Michael Joseph Reagan • William Stiehl • James Foreman • William Juergens • William Beatty • Robert Morgan • Samuel Hubbel Treat • William Joshua Allen • J. Otis Humphrey • Louis FitzHenry • Charles Guy Briggle • James Earl Major • Jackson Adair • James Ackerman • Frederick Mercer • Omer Poos • Paul E. Riley • Harlington Wood • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
David Herndon (Illinois) • John Gilbert • Patrick G. Murphy • Michael Joseph Reagan • William Stiehl • James Foreman • Robert Morgan • Charles Guy Briggle • Frederick Mercer • Omer Poos • | ||
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| 1969 |
Adams • Barlow • Battin • Brooks • Burger • Carswell • Clark • Garth • Gibbons • Goodwin • Hannum • Herman • Ingraham • Kilkenny • Lane • Levin • MacKinnon • McFadden • Middlebrooks • Parker • Robb • Trask • Widener • Wilkins • Williams • Wright | ||
| 1970 |
Becker • Blackmun • Bogue • Bratcher • Bue • Conti • Cox • Ditter • Dupree • Eisele • Engel • Fay • Feikens • Fisher • Frey • Gorbey • Hill • Huyett • Kelleher • Kennedy • Kent • King • Kitchen • Knapp • Knox • Krupansky • McCune • McGarr • McWilliams • Mechem • J. Miller • W. Miller • Morton • Moye • Muir • O'Kelley • Oakes • Pell • Pointer • Pratt • Roney • Rosenn • Ross • Schnacke • Scott • Stapleton • Steger • Stevens • Teitelbaum • Thompson • Tjoflat • Toledo • Turrentine • Urbom • VanArtsdalen • Walinski • Wallace • Wangelin • Webster • Weis • Wellford • Wilkey • Winner • Wood | ||
| 1971 |
Alaimo • Allen • A. Anderson • J. Anderson • Barrett • Bauer • Bauman • Benson • Blair • Blatt • Boe • Brieant • Broderick • Bryan Jr. • Byrne • Campbell • Chapman • Choy • Contie • Costantino • DeMascio • Denney • Dier • Doyle • Field • Finesilver • Flannery • Freeman • Gagliardi • Goodwin • Gordon • Green • Gurfein • Hall • Hand • Hodges • Holden • Hunter • Kunzig • Lacey • Lucas • Lydick • Mansfield • McGovern • McLaren • McMillen • Mulligan • Murray • Neaher • Newcomer • Newman • Nielsen • O'Connor • Oakes • Pierce • Powell • Rehnquist • Renfrew • Richey • Rosen • Rubin • Russell • Scalera • Sharp • Sprecher • Stephenson • Stuart • Timbers • Tone • Sickle • Varner • R. West • Williams • Young | ||
| 1972 |
Bechtle • Bennett • Burns • Campbell • Carter • Coffrin • Duffy • Enright • Foreman • Freedman • Griesa • Hermansdorfer • Joiner • Kashiwa • King • Knapp • Lively • Mahon • Markey • Neill • Owens • Pesquera • Roettger • Skopil, Jr. • Stewart • Tauro • Turk • Wallace • H. Ward • R. Ward • Widener | ||
| 1973 |
Biunno • Conner • Engel • Fogel • Garth • Gee • Guin • Hancock • Harvey • Marshall • Miller • Nangle • Owen • Reed • Schatz • Sharp • Skinner • Sneed • Snyder • Stern • Webster • Weis • Wood | ||
| 1974 |
Alsop • Duncan • Firth • Gurfein • Hill • Matsch • McGlynn • Meanor • Miles • Morris • Orrick • Platt • Porter • Schwartz • Stagg • Tone • Voorhees • Warren • Warriner • Werker | ||
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| 1974 |
Bauer • Bramwell • Cahn • Churchill • Clarke • Cook • Elfvin • Fitzgerald • Flaum • Gerry • Kirkland • Sessions • Torruella • Graafeiland | ||
| 1975 |
Brimmer • Brotman • Grady • Haden • Henley • Higginbotham • Kennedy • Leighton • McNagny • Meskill • O'Conor • Rogers • Shell • Siler • Stafford • Stevens • Thompson • Tjoflat • Wong | ||
| 1976 |
Ackerman • Anderson • Aronovitz • Broderick • Callister • Cohill • Copenhaver • Crowley • Davis • Fay • Goettel • Guy • Haight • Hall • Hill • Ingram • Manos • Munson • Poole • Pratt • Richey • Schwartz • Schwarzer • Sear • Sterling • Takasugi • Waters • Williams • Wood | ||
