Sidney Christie
Sidney Lee Christie (1903-1974) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia and the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia.[1]
Christie was nominated simultaneously to seats on the Southern and Northern Districts of West Virginia by President Lyndon Johnson on April 15, 1964, to a seat vacated by Harry Watkins; he was confirmed to both courts by the Senate on April 30, 1964, and received commission on May 1. He served a stint as chief judge of the Southern District from 1971-1973. He served both courts until his death on February 15, 1974.[1]
Early life and education
- Dunsmore Business College, Business College Degree, 1924
- Cumberland University, LL.B., 1928[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, 1928-1960
- Divorce commissioner, Circuit Court, McDowell, County, West Virginia
- Judge, Circuit Court, 8th Judicial Circuit of West Virginia, 1961-1964[1]
Judicial career
Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia
Christie was nominated simultaneously to seats on the Southern and Northern Districts of West Virginia by President Lyndon Johnson on April 15, 1964, to a seat vacated by Harry Watkins; he was confirmed to both courts by the Senate on April 30, 1964, and received commission on May 1. He served a stint as chief judge of the Southern District from 1971-1973. He served both courts until his death on February 15, 1974.[1]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Judge Christie's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Harry Watkins |
Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia 1964–1974 Seat #2T |
Succeeded by: Charles Haden II
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Gina Marie Groh • John Bailey (West Virginia) • Thomas Kleeh | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | Michael Aloi • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
John Jay Jackson • Alston Gordon Dayton • Robert Maxwell • William Eli Baker • Harry Watkins • Herbert Boreman • W. Craig Broadwater • Sidney Christie • Charles Haden II • William Kidd • Charles Paul • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
John Bailey (West Virginia) • Robert Maxwell • Frederick Stamp • Irene Keeley • William Eli Baker • Harry Watkins • Charles Paul • | ||
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| 1964 |
Anderson • Bratton • Christie • Collins • Cowen • Davis • Ely • Freedman • Gordon • Higginbotham • McNichols • Muecke • Nichols • Port • Rabinovitz • Robinson • Simons • Suttle • Weber • Whelan • Zampano | ||
| 1965 |
Bryant • Celebrezze • Coffin • Coleman • Collinson • Corcoran • Doyle • Eubanks • Fortas • Frankel • Gasch • Gibson • Gordon • Harris • Hemphill • Hill • Hunter • Landis • Langley • Leventhal • Maxwell • McEntee • Mehrtens • Nichol • Reynolds • Russell • Smith • Tamm • Thornberry • Young | ||
| 1966 |
Ainsworth • Atkins • Boyle • Cabot • Cassibry • Copple • Craven • Cummings • Dyer • Fairchild • Feinberg • Ferguson • Fullam • Garrity • Godbold • Goldberg • Goodwin • Gray • Guinn • Harvey • Hauk • Heaney • Heebe • Hickey • Hogan • Kaufman • Kinneary • Krentzman • Lay • Leddy • Lord • Lynch • MacKenzie • Mansfield • McCree • McRae • Mitchell • Motley • Napoli • Nichols • Noland • Peck II • Peckham • Pettine • Pittman • Porter • Real • Roberts • Robinson • Robinson • Rubin • Russell • Scott • Seals • Seitz • Simpson • Singleton • Skelton • Smith • Smith • Taylor • Thomas • von der Heydt • Watson • Winter • Wise | ||
| 1967 |
Arnow • Beckworth • Belloni • Butzner • Cancio • Carter • Clayton • Combs • Comiskey • Curtin • Eaton • Edenfield • Fernandez-Badillo • Gesell • Gordon • Jones • Keith • Kellam • Lambros • Maletz • Marshall • Masterson • Merhige • Morgan • Murray • Neville • Pollack • Pregerson • Theis • Troutman • Van Dusen • Waddy • Weiner • Weinstein • Whipple • Williams | ||
| 1968 |
Aldisert • Baldwin • Bownes • Bright • Green • Gubow • Henderson • Holloway • Hufstedler • Judd • Justice • Keady • Kerner, Jr. • Lasker • Latchum • Lawrence • McMillan • Morgan • Newman • Nixon • Pratt • Re • Rosenstein • Schwartz • Smith • Stahl • Travia • Woodward | ||
