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Henry Werker
Henry Frederick Werker (1920-1984) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Werker was nominated by President Richard Nixon on May 31, 1974, to a seat vacated by Sylvester Ryan; he was confirmed by the Senate on June 21, 1974, and received commission on July 9. He served until his death on May 10, 1984.[1] Werker was succeeded in this position by Louis Stanton.
Early life and education
- New York University, A.B., 1941
- New York University School of Law, J.D., 1946[1]
Professional career
- U.S. Naval Reserve Lieutenant, 1942-1958
- Private practice, New York City, 1946-1958
- Private practice, Greenville, New York, 1958-1968
- Private practice, Catskill, New York, 1961-1968
- Social services attorney and assistant county attorney, Greene County, New York, 1967-1969
- County judge, surrogate, family court judge, Greene County, New York, 1969-1974[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
Southern district of New York
Werker was nominated by President Richard Nixon on May 31, 1974, to a seat vacated by Sylvester Ryan; he was confirmed by the Senate on June 21, 1974, and received commission on July 9. He served until his death on May 10, 1984.[1] Werker was succeeded in this position by Louis Stanton.
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Henry Werker's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Sylvester Ryan |
Southern District of New York 1974–1984 |
Succeeded by: Louis Stanton
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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 | ||
