Richard Erwin
Richard Cannon Erwin (1923-2006) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina and a judge on the North Carolina Court of Appeals.[1]
Erwin was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on June 11, 1980, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629; he was confirmed by the Senate on September 29, 1980, and received commission the next day. He served as chief judge from 1988 until he assumed senior status on September 22, 1992. He served until his death on November 7, 2006.[1]
Early life and education
- Johnson C. Smith University, B.A., 1947
- Howard University School of Law, LL.B., 1951[1]
Professional career
- U.S. Army Sergeant, 1943-1946
- Private practice, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1951-1977
- Member, General Assembly of North Carolina, 1974-1977
- Judge, North Carolina Court of Appeals, 1978-1980[1]
Judicial career
Middle District of North Carolina
Erwin was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on June 11, 1980, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629; he was confirmed by the Senate on September 29, 1980, and received commission the next day. He served as chief judge from 1988 until he assumed senior status on September 22, 1992. He served until his death on November 7, 2006.[1]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Judge Erwin's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Middle District of North Carolina 1980–1992 Seat #3 |
Succeeded by: James Beaty
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| Active judges |
• Thomas Schroeder • William Osteen • Lindsey Freeman • David Bragdon | ||
| Senior judges |
Norwood Tilley • Catherine Eagles • Loretta Copeland Biggs • | ||
| Magistrate judges | L. Patrick Auld • Joi Elizabeth Peake • Joe L. Webster • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
James Beaty • Johnson Jay Hayes • Frank Bullock • Richard Erwin • Eugene Gordon • William Osteen, Sr. • Lunsford Preyer • Edwin Stanley • Hiram Ward • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Norwood Tilley • Frank Bullock • Richard Erwin • Eugene Gordon • Edwin Stanley • Hiram Ward • | ||
