Sherrill Halbert
Sherrill Halbert | |
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Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California | |
In office September 30, 1969 – May 31, 1991 | |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California | |
In office September 18, 1966 – September 30, 1969 | |
Appointed by | operation of law |
Preceded by | Seat established by 80 Stat. 75 |
Succeeded by | Philip Charles Wilkins |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California | |
In office August 26, 1954 – September 18, 1966 | |
Appointed by | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
Preceded by | Dal Millington Lemmon |
Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Sherrill Halbert October 17, 1901 Terra Bella, California |
Died | May 31, 1991 San Rafael, California | (aged 89)
Education | |
Ernest Sherrill Halbert (October 17, 1901 – May 31, 1991) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California.
Education and career
Born in
Federal judicial service
On August 19, 1954, Halbert was nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California vacated by Judge Dal Millington Lemmon. Halbert was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 20, 1954, and received his commission on August 26, 1954. On September 18, 1966, he was reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, to a new seat authorized by 80 Stat. 75. He assumed senior status on September 30, 1969, serving in that capacity until his death on May 31, 1991, in San Rafael, California.[1]
References
- ^ a b Sherrill Halbert at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
Sources
- Sherrill Halbert at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.