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Levin Hicks Campbell
1992 - Present
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Levin Hicks Campbell is a federal judge on senior status with the United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit. He joined the court in 1972 after being nominated by President Richard Nixon. At the time of appointment, Campbell was serving on the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. He assumed senior status on January 3, 1992.[1]
Education
Hicks graduated from Harvard College with his bachelor's degree in 1948, and from Harvard Law School with his J.D. in 1951.[1]
Military service
Campbell served in the U.S. Army as a lieutenant in the judge advocate general corps from 1951 to 1954.[1]
Professional career
- 1969-1972: Associate justice, Massachusetts Superior Courts
- 1965-1969: Office of the Attorney General of Massachusetts
- 1967-1968: First Assistant Commonwealth attorney general
- 1966-1967: Special Assistant Commonwealth attorney general
- 1965-1966: Assistant Commonwealth attorney general
- 1963-1964: Member, Massachusetts House of Representatives
- 1954-1964: Private practice, Boston, Mass.[1]
Judicial career
First Circuit
On the recommendation of U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy, Campbell was nominated to the First Circuit by President Richard Nixon on June 15, 1972, to a seat vacated by Judge Bailey Aldrich. Campbell was confirmed by the Senate on June 28, 1972, and he received his commission on June 30, 1972. Campbell served as chief judge of the First Circuit from 1983 to 1990. He assumed senior status on January 3, 1992.[1]
District of Massachusetts
Campbell served in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. On the recommendation of U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy, Campbell was nominated to that court by President Richard Nixon on November 12, 1971, to fill a seat vacated by Judge Charles Wyzanski. He was confirmed by the Senate on November 23, 1971, and he received his commission on November 30, 1971. His service on this court ended on August 31, 1972.[1] Campbell was succeeded in this position by Judge Frank Freedman.
See also
- United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit
- United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
External links
- United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit website
- Judge Campbell's biography from the Federal Judicial Center
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Charles Wyzanski |
District of Massachusetts 1971–1972 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Frank Freedman |
| Preceded by: Bailey Aldrich |
First Circuit 1972–1992 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Michael Boudin
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: David Barron • Gustavo Gelpí • Lara Montecalvo • Julie Rikelman • Seth Aframe | ||
| Senior judges |
Levin Hicks Campbell • Jeffrey R. Howard • Kermit Lipez • Sandra Lea Lynch • O. Rogeriee Thompson • William Kayatta • | ||
| Former judges | Stephen Breyer • David Souter • Norman Stahl • Bruce Marshall Selya • Michael Boudin • Juan Torruella • Hugh Bownes • Benjamin Bourne • John A. Lowell • Jeremiah Smith • John Lowell (federal judge, 1865-1884) • George Foster Shepley • LeBaron Bradford Colt • William LeBaron Putnam • Francis Cabot Lowell • Frederic Dodge • James Madison Morton • William Schofield • George Weston Anderson • George Hutchins Bingham • Charles Fletcher Johnson • Scott Wilson (Maine) • John Christopher Mahoney • Calvert Magruder • Bailey Aldrich • John Patrick Hartigan • Frank Coffin • Edward McEntee • Peter Woodbury • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Stephen Breyer • Levin Hicks Campbell • Jeffrey R. Howard • Michael Boudin • Juan Torruella • Sandra Lea Lynch • Calvert Magruder • Bailey Aldrich • Frank Coffin • Peter Woodbury • | ||
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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 | ||
Federal courts:
First Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Massachusetts • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Massachusetts
State courts:
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court • Massachusetts Appeals Court • Massachusetts Superior Courts • Massachusetts District Courts • Massachusetts Housing Courts • Massachusetts Juvenile Courts • Massachusetts Land Courts • Massachusetts Probate and Family Courts • Boston Municipal Courts, Massachusetts
State resources:
Courts in Massachusetts • Massachusetts judicial elections • Judicial selection in Massachusetts
