Henry Michael Herlong Jr.

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Henry Michael Herlong Jr.
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
Assumed office
June 1, 2009
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
In office
May 14, 1991 – June 1, 2009
Appointed byGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded bySeat established by 104 Stat. 5089
Succeeded byRichard Gergel
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
In office
1986–1991
Personal details
Born
Henry Michael Herlong Jr.

(1944-06-01) June 1, 1944 (age 79)
University of South Carolina (JD
)

Henry Michael Herlong Jr. (born June 1, 1944) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina.

Education and career

Born in

United States Senator Strom Thurmond from 1970 to 1972. He was an Assistant United States Attorney of the Criminal Division in Greenville, South Carolina from 1972 to 1976. He was in private practice in Edgefield, South Carolina from 1976 to 1983. He was an Assistant United States Attorney of the Civil Division in Columbia, South Carolina from 1983 to 1986.[1]

Federal judicial service

Herlong became a United States magistrate judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina in 1986, serving in this capacity until 1991. On April 9, 1991, Herlong was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to a new seat on the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina created by 104 Stat. 5089. Herlong was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 9, 1991, and received his commission on May 14, 1991. He assumed senior status on June 1, 2009.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Herlong, Henry Michael, Jr. - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.

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Legal offices
Preceded by
Seat established by 104 Stat. 5089
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
1991–2009
Succeeded by
Richard Mark Gergel