Harold Brent McKnight
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Harold Brent McKnight | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina | |
| In office August 1, 2003 – November 27, 2004 | |
| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Seat established by 116 Stat. 1758 |
| Succeeded by | Frank DeArmon Whitney |
| Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina | |
| In office 1993–2003 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Harold Brent McKnight February 20, 1952 Magdalen College, Oxford University (MA ) |
Harold Brent McKnight (February 20, 1952 – November 27, 2004) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina.
Education and career
McKnight was born in
Federal judicial service
McKnight became a United States magistrate judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina in 1993, serving in that capacity until 2003. He was nominated to the federal bench by President George W. Bush on April 28, 2003, to fill a new seat created by Congress. In his confirmation hearings, Judge McKnight explained his views on the role of a judge as follows: "If I am so fortunate as to be confirmed, it is my deep-seated belief, one that I've acted on in 14 years now as a judge, that the role of the judge is precisely to interpret the law as it is given to him or her, not to make law, not to expand beyond the law, not to play legislator, but to follow precedent, honestly, fairly, with integrity, to respect precedent that is established, to follow the statutes and give a precise and fair interpretation of the statutes, and do my best with what is given to me, to apply it to specific fact situations accurately and justly." [1] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 31, 2003, and received his commission on August 1, 2003.
Death and tributes
McKnight died from throat cancer on November 27, 2004, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Shortly after his death, the North Carolina Bar Association Professionalism Committee dedicated their publication, "Lawyer to Lawyer: North Carolina Reflections on the Practice of Law," in his memory [2]. A Resolution and Memorial in honor of Judge McKnight was filed in Mecklenburg County Superior Court in Charlotte on February 11, 2005.[2]
References
- ^ "Carolina's Rhodes Scholars - Carolina Alumni". Retrieved 2023-08-22.
- ^ Memorial
Sources
- Harold Brent McKnight at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.