Harlington Wood Jr.

1920–2008 · Springfield, IL

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of IllinoisJudgeRichard M. Nixon (Republican)Jul 18, 1973Appointment to Another Judicial Position, May 28, 1976
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh CircuitJudgeGerald Ford (Republican)May 7, 1976Death, Dec 29, 2008

Education

  • University of Illinois, A.B., 1942
  • University of Illinois College of Law, J.D., 1948

Professional Career

U.S. Army major, 1942-1946; Private practice, Springfield, Illinois, 1948-1958, 1961-1969; U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, 1958-1961; U.S. Department of Justice, 1969-1973; executive head of U.S. attorneys, 1969-1970; associate deputy attorney general, 1970-1972; assistant attorney general, Civil Division, 1972-1973

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Showing 100 of 2,141 opinions from 1976 to 1991

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