Alexander Harvey II
Alexander Harvey II | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland | |
| In office March 8, 1991 – December 4, 2017 | |
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland | |
| In office 1986–1991 | |
| Preceded by | Frank Albert Kaufman |
| Succeeded by | Walter Evan Black Jr. |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland | |
| In office September 22, 1966 – March 8, 1991 | |
| Appointed by | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | Harrison Lee Winter |
| Succeeded by | Deborah K. Chasanow |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alexander Harvey II May 3, 1923 Baltimore, Maryland |
| Died | December 4, 2017 (aged 94) Baltimore, Maryland |
| Education | Yale University (B.A.) Columbia Law School (LL.B.) |
Alexander Harvey II (May 3, 1923 – December 4, 2017) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.
Education and career
[edit]Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Harvey was in the United States Army during World War II, from 1943 to 1946. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University in 1947, and a Bachelor of Laws from Columbia Law School in 1950. He was in private practice of law in Baltimore from 1950 to 1966, and was an assistant state attorney general of Maryland from 1955 to 1957.[1]
Federal judicial service
[edit]On September 9, 1966, President Lyndon B. Johnson nominated Harvey to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Maryland vacated by Judge Harrison Lee Winter. Harvey was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 22, 1966, and received his commission the same day. He served as Chief Judge from 1986 to 1991, and assumed senior status on March 8, 1991, and took inactive status on January 30, 2004.[1] Harvey died on December 4, 2017, in Baltimore, at the age of 94.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Alexander Harvey II at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ Kelly, Jacques. "Alexander Harvey II, retired federal judge, dies at 94". Archived from the original on 2018-09-09. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
External links
[edit]- Alexander Harvey II at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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- 1923 births
- 2017 deaths
- United States Army personnel of World War II
- Columbia Law School alumni
- Lawyers from Baltimore
- Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland
- Military personnel from Baltimore
- United States district court judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson
- 20th-century American judges