Harry Evans Watkins

American judge

Harry Evans Watkins

Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
In office
1954–1963
Preceded by| William E. Baker
Succeeded by| Charles Ferguson Paul
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
In office
March 3, 1937 – June 6, 1963
Appointed by| Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by| Seat established by 49 Stat. 1805
Succeeded by| Sidney Lee Christie
Personal details
Born|

Harry Evans Watkins

(1898-11-06)November 6, 1898
Watson, West Virginia
Died| June 6, 1963(1963-06-06) (aged 64)
Education| West Virginia University College of Law (LL.B.)

Harry Evans Watkins (November 6, 1898 – June 6, 1963) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia and the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia.

## Education and career

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Born in Watson, West Virginia, Watkins was a United States Army Private First Class in the Signal Corps from 1918 to 1919. He received a Bachelor of Laws from West Virginia University College of Law in 1923. He was in private practice in Fairmont, West Virginia from 1923 to 1937.[1]

## Federal judicial service

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Watkins was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on February 17, 1937, to the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia and the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, to a new joint seat created by 49 Stat. 1805. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 2, 1937, and received his commission on March 3, 1937. He served as Chief Judge of the Northern District from 1954 to 1963. Watkins served in that capacity until his death on June 6, 1963.[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b Harry Evans Watkins at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

## Sources

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* Harry Evans Watkins at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices

Preceded by

Seat established by 49 Stat. 1805

|  Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
1937–1963  | Succeeded by

Sidney Lee Christie

Preceded by

William E. Baker

|  Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
1954–1963  | Succeeded by

Charles Ferguson Paul