Harold Kenneth Wood

Biography of Harold Kenneth Wood

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Wood
• First Name: Harold
• Middle Name: Kenneth
• Date of Birth: March , 21 , 1906
• Place of Birth (POB): Mount Vernon , New York (US-NY, NY, 36, N.Y., N. York)
• Date of Death: December , 17 , 1972
• Place of Death (POD): Philadelphia , Pennsylvania (US-PA, PA, 42, Pa., Penn., Penna.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Harold Kenneth Wood Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Dwight D. Eisenhower ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 03/02/1959
• Seat vacated by: Kirkpatrick , William H.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 03/02/1959
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 09/07/1959
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 09/09/1959
• Commission Date: 09/10/1959
• Retirement from Active Service: 06/24/1971
• Date of Termination: 12/17/1972
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Harold Kenneth Wood in the Law School

• Name of School: Colgate University
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1927

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): University of Pennsylvania Law School
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1934

Harold Kenneth Wood Career Path

Employment:

• Tax examiner, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1940-1941
• Assistant district attorney, Chester County, Pennsylvania, 1942-1945
• Legal counsel, Selective Service System, 1941-1945
• Private practice, Pennsylvania, 1946-1957
• U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1957-1959

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