Harris Kenneth Wangelin
Harris Kenneth Wangelin | |
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Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri | |
In office May 10, 1983 – June 10, 1987 | |
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri | |
In office 1979–1983 | |
Preceded by | James Hargrove Meredith |
Succeeded by | John Francis Nangle |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri | |
In office December 22, 1970 – May 10, 1983 | |
Appointed by | Richard Nixon |
Preceded by | Roy Winfield Harper |
Succeeded by | Stephen N. Limbaugh Sr. |
Personal details | |
Born | Harris Kenneth Wangelin May 10, 1913 ) |
Harris Kenneth Wangelin (May 10, 1913 – June 10, 1987) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri and of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.
Education and career
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Federal judicial service
On December 8, 1970, Wangelin was nominated by President Richard Nixon to a joint seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri and the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri vacated by Juge Roy Winfield Harper. Wangelin was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 17, 1970, and received his commission on December 22, 1970. He served as Chief Judge of the Eastern District from 1979 to 1983. He assumed senior status on May 10, 1983, serving in that capacity until his death on June 10, 1987, in Poplar Bluff.[1]
References
- ^ a b Harris Kenneth Wangelin at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
Sources
- Harris Kenneth Wangelin at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.