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Harry Lemley
Harry Jacob Lemley (1883-1965) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas.
He was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on April 27, 1939 to a seat created by 52 Stat. 584. He was confirmed by the Senate on May 8th, and received commission on May 11th. From 1948 to 1958, he was the chief judge of the Western District Court. On September 5, 1958, he assumed senior status and continued to serve in this capacity until his death on March 5, 1965. Lemley was succeeded in this position by Jesse Henley.
Early life and education
- Washington and Lee University School of Law, LL.B., 1910
Professional career
- Private practice, Hope, Arkansas, 1912-1939
- Member, Arkansas State Highway Audit Commission, 1931-1933
Judicial nominations and appointments
Eastern District of Arkansas
Lemley was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on April 27, 1939 to a seat created by 52 Stat. 584.[1] He was confirmed by the Senate on May 8th, and received commission on May 11th. From 1948 to 1958, he was the chief judge of the Western District Court. On September 5, 1958, he assumed senior status and continued to serve in this capacity until his death on March 5, 1965. Lemley was succeeded in this position by Jesse Henley.
External links
- Biography (dead link) from the Federal Judicial Center.
Footnotes
- ↑ Biography (dead link) from the Federal Judicial Center
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Eastern District of Arkansas 1939–1958 Seat #3 |
Succeeded by: Jesse Henley
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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: Susan HickeyChief Judge: Timothy Brooks (Arkansas) | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | Barry Bryant • Erin Wiedemann • Mark E. Ford • Christy Comstock • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Harry Barnes • Richard Arnold (Arkansas) • Terry Shell • Morris Arnold • Daniel Ringo • Hugh Waters • Henry Clay Caldwell • Isaac Charles Parker • William Story • John Henry Rogers • Frank Youmans • Heartsill Ragon • Harry Lemley • John Elvis Miller • Oren Harris • Jesse Henley • Susan Webber Wright • George Howard • Elsijane Roy • Paul Williams (Arkansas) • Paul K. Holmes • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Jimm Hendren • Hugh Waters • Harry Lemley • John Elvis Miller • Oren Harris • Paul Williams (Arkansas) • Paul K. Holmes • | ||
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Brian Miller (Arkansas)Chief Judge: Kristine Gerhard Baker • D.P. Marshall Jr. • James Moody Jr. (Arkansas federal court judge) • Lee Rudofsky | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | J. Thomas Ray • Jerome Kearney • Joe J. Volpe • Patricia S. Harris • Edie Ervin • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
J. Leon Holmes • Garnett Eisele • William Wilson (Arkansas) • James M. Moody Sr. (Arkansas federal judge) • Henry Woods • William Overton • Richard Arnold (Arkansas) • Terry Shell • Daniel Ringo • Henry Clay Caldwell • John Williams (Arkansas) • Jacob Trieber • John Ellis Martineau • Thomas Trimble • Harry Lemley • Oren Harris • Jesse Henley • George Howard • Elsijane Roy • Stephen Reasoner • Gordon Young • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Garnett Eisele • D.P. Marshall Jr. • Thomas Trimble • Jesse Henley • Susan Webber Wright • Stephen Reasoner • | ||
