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Philip Charles Wilkins

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Philip Charles Wilkins
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
In office
January 27, 1983 – July 8, 1998
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
In office
1979–1983
Preceded byThomas Jamison MacBride
Succeeded byLawrence K. Karlton
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
In office
December 18, 1969 – January 27, 1983
Appointed byRichard Nixon
Preceded bySherrill Halbert
Succeeded byEdward J. Garcia
Personal details
Born
Philip Charles Wilkins

(1913-01-27)January 27, 1913
Sacramento, California
DiedJuly 8, 1998(1998-07-08) (aged 85)
Sacramento, California
EducationUniversity of California, Hastings
College of the Law
(LL.B.)

Philip Charles Wilkins (January 27, 1913 – July 8, 1998) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California.

Education and career

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Born in Sacramento, California, Wilkins received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in 1939. He was in private practice in Sacramento from 1940 to 1942. He was a United States Naval Reserve Lieutenant during World War II, from 1942 to 1945. He was in private practice in Sacramento from 1946 to 1969.[1]

Federal judicial service

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Wilkins was nominated by President Richard Nixon on October 23, 1969, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California vacated by Judge Sherrill Halbert. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 17, 1969, and received his commission on December 18, 1969. He served as Chief Judge from 1979 to 1983. He assumed senior status on January 27, 1983. Wilkins served in that capacity until his death on July 8, 1998, in Sacramento.[1]

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Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
1969–1983
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
1979–1983
Succeeded by