Levin Campbell | |
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| Senior Judge of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit | |
| Assumed office January 3, 1992 | |
| Chief Judge of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit | |
| In office April 1983 – March 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Frank M. Coffin |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Breyer |
| Judge of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit | |
| In office June 30, 1972 – January 3, 1992 | |
| Appointed by | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Bailey Aldrich |
| Succeeded by | Michael Boudin |
| Judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of Massachusetts | |
| In office November 30, 1971 – August 31, 1972 | |
| Appointed by | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Charles Edward Wyzanski Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Frank Harlan Freedman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Levin Hicks Campbell (1927-01-02)January 2, 1927 (age 98) Summit, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Harvard University (AB,LLB) |
Levin Hicks Campbell (born January 2, 1927) is aninactive Senior United States circuit judge of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
Born inSummit,New Jersey, Campbell received anArtium Baccalaureus degree fromHarvard University in 1948 and aBachelor of Laws fromHarvard Law School in 1951.[1] He served as aUnited States Army Lieutenant in theJudge Advocate General's Corps from 1952 to 1954, and received theCommendation Medal for his service inKorea. He then went into private practice of law inBoston,Massachusetts, withRopes, Gray, Best, Coolidge & Rugg. He entered politics in 1963, performing several roles in Massachusetts over the next decade. He was a member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives from 1963 to 1964. Later he was an assistant attorney general of Massachusetts, serving under Attorney General Edward W. Brooke, and First Assistant Attorney General of Massachusetts serving under Attorney General Elliott L. Richardson, before being appointed an associate justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court in 1968, a position in which he served through 1970.[2]
Campbell was nominated by PresidentRichard Nixon on November 12, 1971, to a seat on theUnited States District Court for the District of Massachusetts vacated by JudgeCharles Edward Wyzanski Jr. He was confirmed by theUnited States Senate on November 23, 1971, and received his commission on November 30, 1971. His service terminated on August 31, 1972, due to his elevation to the First Circuit.[2]
Campbell was nominated by President Nixon on June 15, 1972, to a seat on theUnited States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit vacated by JudgeBailey Aldrich. He was confirmed by the Senate on June 28, 1972, and received his commission on June 30, 1972. He served as Chief Judge from 1983 to 1990. He assumedsenior status on January 3, 1992.[2]
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| Preceded by | Judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of Massachusetts 1971–1972 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Judge of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit 1972–1992 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Chief Judge of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit 1983–1990 | Succeeded by |
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