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Solomon Blatt
Solomon Blatt, Jr. (1921-2016) was a federal judge on senior status for the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina.[1]
Blatt was nominated by President Richard Nixon on May 18, 1971, to a seat vacated by Donald S. Russell; he was confirmed by the Senate on May 26, 1971, and received commission two days later. He served as chief judge from 1986 until he assumed senior status on May 7, 1990.[1] Blatt was succeeded in this position by David Norton. He died on April 20, 2016.[2]
Early life and education
- University of South Carolina, A.B., 1941
- University of South Carolina Law Center, LL.B., 1946[1]
Professional career
- U.S. Navy, 1942-1946
- Private practice, Barnwell, South Carolina, 1946-1971[1]
Judicial career
District of South Carolina
Blatt was nominated by President Richard Nixon on May 18, 1971, to a seat vacated by Donald S. Russell; he was confirmed by the Senate on May 26, 1971, and received commission two days later. He served as chief judge from 1986 until he assumed senior status on May 7, 1990.[1] Blatt was succeeded in this position by David Norton. He died on April 20, 2016.[2]
See also
External links
- The Post and Courier, "Judge Blatt has long Heritage history" 4/24/2011
- Judge Blatt's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by: Donald S. Russell |
District of South Carolina 1971–1990 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: David Norton
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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 | ||
