Harlington Wood

Nonpartisan

Prior offices:

United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit

Years in office: 1992 - 2008

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Years in office: 1976 - 1992

Successor:Ilana Rovner (Nonpartisan)

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United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois

Years in office: 1973 - 1976

Education

Bachelor's

University of Illinois, 1942

Law

University of Illinois College of Law, 1948

Personal

Birthplace

Springfield, IL

Harlington Wood, Jr. (1920-2008) was afederal judge on theUnited States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit and theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. Wood passed away on December 29, 2008.

Early life and education

• University of Illinois, A.B., 1942
• University of Illinois College of Law, J.D., 1948^[1]

Professional career

• U.S. Army Major, 1942-1946
• Private practice, Springfield, Illinois, 1948-1958
• U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, 1958-1961
• Private practice, Springfield, Illinois, 1961-1969
• Executive head of U.S. attorneys, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., 1969-1970
• Associate deputy attorney general, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., 1970-1972
• Assistant attorney general, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1972-1973^[1]

Judicial nominations and appointments

Seventh Circuit

Wood was nominated to the Seventh Circuit by PresidentGerald Ford on April 14, 1976, to a seat vacated byJohn Paul Stevens; he was confirmed by the Senate on May 6, 1976, and received commission thenext day. He assumedsenior status onJanuary 15, 1992. He served the Seventh Circuit until his death onDecember 29, 2008.

Southern District of Illinois

Wood was nominated to the Southern District of Illinois by PresidentRichard Nixon on May 11, 1973, to a seat vacated byOmer Poos; he was confirmed by the Senate on July 13, 1973, and received commission onJuly 18, 1973. He served the Southern District of Illinois until he was elevated to the Seventh Circuit onMay 28, 1976.^[1]

External links

• Judge Wood's Biography from theFederal Judicial Center

Footnotes

v • e Federal judges who have served theU.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Active judges	•  Amy St. Eve  •  Frank Easterbrook  •  John Z. Lee (United States Court of Appeals judge)  •  Michael B. Brennan (Wisconsin)  •  Michael Scudder  •  Joshua Kolar  •  Doris Pryor  •  Thomas Kirsch  •  Candace Jackson-Akiwumi  •  Nancy Maldonado  •  Rebecca Taibleson
Senior judges	Diane Sykes  •  Diane Wood  •  Daniel Manion  •  Ilana Rovner  •  David Hamilton (Seventh Circuit)  •  Kenneth Ripple  •
Former judges	John Paul Stevens  •  Ann Williams (Federal judge)  •  Julian William Mack  •  Terence Evans  •  Joel Flaum  •  Michael Kanne  •  Richard Posner  •  John Coffey (Seventh Circuit)  •  Jesse Eschbach  •  Walter Quintin Gresham  •  William Bauer  •  Richard Cudahy  •  Thomas Fairchild  •  Philip Tone  •  William Allen Woods  •  James Graham Jenkins (Wisconsin)  •  William Henry Seaman  •  John William Showalter  •  Peter Stenger Grosscup  •  Christian Cecil Kohlsaat  •  Albert Barnes Anderson (federal judge)  •  Francis Elisha Baker  •  Samuel Alschuler  •  Evan Alfred Evans  •  Louis FitzHenry  •  George True Page  •  Walter Lindley  •  William Morris Sparks  •  James Earl Major  •  Walter Treanor  •  Francis Duffy  •  Otto Kerner, Sr.  •  Otto Kerner, Jr.  •  Harlington Wood  •  Winfred Knoch  •  William Parkinson (Indiana)  •  Luther Swygert  •  Sherman Minton  •  Latham Castle  •  Walter Cummings  •  Philip Finnegan  •  John Hastings  •  Roger Kiley  •  Wilbur Pell  •  Elmer Schnackenberg  •  Robert Sprecher  •  Hardress Swaim  •  Amy Coney Barrett  •
Former Chief judges	Diane Sykes  •  Diane Wood  •  Joel Flaum  •  Richard Posner  •  William Bauer  •  Thomas Fairchild  •  William Morris Sparks  •  James Earl Major  •  Francis Duffy  •  Luther Swygert  •  Latham Castle  •  Walter Cummings  •  John Hastings  •

v • e Federal judges who have served theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
Active judges	Chief Judge: Nancy J. RosenstengelChief Judge: Staci Michelle Yandle  •  David Herndon (Illinois)  •  Stephen P. McGlynn (Illinois)  •  David Dugan
Senior judges	John Gilbert  •
Magistrate judges	Reona Daly  •  Mark Beatty  •  Gilbert Sison  •
Former Article III judges	David Herndon (Illinois)  •  Patrick G. Murphy  •  Michael Joseph Reagan  •  William Stiehl  •  James Foreman  •  William Juergens  •  William Beatty  •  Robert Morgan  •  Samuel Hubbel Treat  •  William Joshua Allen  •  J. Otis Humphrey  •  Louis FitzHenry  •  Charles Guy Briggle  •  James Earl Major  •  Jackson Adair  •  James Ackerman  •  Frederick Mercer  •  Omer Poos  •  Paul E. Riley  •  Harlington Wood  •
Former Chief judges	David Herndon (Illinois)  •  John Gilbert  •  Patrick G. Murphy  •  Michael Joseph Reagan  •  William Stiehl  •  James Foreman  •  Robert Morgan  •  Charles Guy Briggle  •  Frederick Mercer  •  Omer Poos  •

v • e Federal judges nominated byRichard Nixon
1969	Adams •Barlow •Battin •Brooks •Burger •Carswell •Clark •Garth •Gibbons •Goodwin •Hannum •Herman •Ingraham •Kilkenny •Lane •Levin •MacKinnon •McFadden •Middlebrooks •Parker •Robb •Trask •Widener •Wilkins •Williams •Wright
1970	Becker •Blackmun •Bogue •Bratcher •Bue •Conti •Cox •Ditter •Dupree •Eisele •Engel •Fay •Feikens •Fisher •Frey •Gorbey •Hill •Huyett •Kelleher •Kennedy •Kent •King •Kitchen •Knapp •Knox •Krupansky •McCune •McGarr •McWilliams •Mechem •J. Miller •W. Miller •Morton •Moye •Muir •O'Kelley •Oakes •Pell •Pointer •Pratt •Roney •Rosenn •Ross •Schnacke •Scott •Stapleton •Steger •Stevens •Teitelbaum •Thompson •Tjoflat •Toledo •Turrentine •Urbom •VanArtsdalen •Walinski •Wallace •Wangelin •Webster •Weis •Wellford •Wilkey •Winner •Wood
1971	Alaimo •Allen •A. Anderson •J. Anderson •Barrett •Bauer •Bauman •Benson •Blair •Blatt •Boe •Brieant •Broderick •Bryan Jr. •Byrne •Campbell •Chapman •Choy •Contie •Costantino •DeMascio •Denney •Dier •Doyle •Field •Finesilver •Flannery •Freeman •Gagliardi •Goodwin •Gordon •Green •Gurfein •Hall •Hand •Hodges •Holden •Hunter •Kunzig •Lacey •Lucas •Lydick •Mansfield •McGovern •McLaren •McMillen •Mulligan •Murray •Neaher •Newcomer •Newman •Nielsen •O'Connor •Oakes •Pierce •Powell •Rehnquist •Renfrew •Richey •Rosen •Rubin •Russell •Scalera •Sharp •Sprecher •Stephenson •Stuart •Timbers •Tone •Sickle •Varner •R. West •Williams • Young
1972	Bechtle •Bennett •Burns •Campbell •Carter •Coffrin •Duffy •Enright •Foreman •Freedman •Griesa •Hermansdorfer •Joiner •Kashiwa •King •Knapp •Lively •Mahon •Markey •Neill •Owens •Pesquera •Roettger •Skopil, Jr. •Stewart •Tauro •Turk •Wallace •H. Ward •R. Ward •Widener
1973	Biunno •Conner •Engel •Fogel •Garth •Gee •Guin •Hancock •Harvey •Marshall •Miller •Nangle •Owen •Reed •Schatz •Sharp •Skinner •Sneed •Snyder •Stern •Webster •Weis •Wood
1974	Alsop •Duncan •Firth •Gurfein •Hill •Matsch •McGlynn •Meanor •Miles •Morris •Orrick •Platt •Porter •Schwartz •Stagg •Tone •Voorhees •Warren •Warriner •Werker

v • e Federal judges nominated byGerald Ford
1974	Bauer •Bramwell •Cahn •Churchill •Clarke •Cook •Elfvin •Fitzgerald •Flaum •Gerry •Kirkland •Sessions •Torruella •Graafeiland
1975	Brimmer •Brotman •Grady •Haden •Henley •Higginbotham •Kennedy •Leighton •McNagny •Meskill •O'Conor •Rogers •Shell •Siler •Stafford •Stevens •Thompson •Tjoflat •Wong
1976	Ackerman •Anderson •Aronovitz •Broderick •Callister •Cohill •Copenhaver •Crowley •Davis •Fay •Goettel •Guy •Haight •Hall •Hill •Ingram •Manos •Munson •Poole •Pratt •Richey •Schwartz •Schwarzer •Sear •Sterling •Takasugi •Waters •Williams • Wood