Harris Kenneth Wangelin

Harris Kenneth Wangelin (May 10, 1913 – June 10, 1987) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri and of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.

Harris Kenneth Wangelin
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
In office
May 10, 1983 – June 10, 1987
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
In office
1979–1983
Preceded byJames Hargrove Meredith
Succeeded byJohn Francis Nangle
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
In office
December 22, 1970 – May 10, 1983
Appointed byRichard Nixon
Preceded byRoy Winfield Harper
Succeeded byStephen N. Limbaugh Sr.
Personal details
Born
Harris Kenneth Wangelin

(1913-05-10)May 10, 1913
Des Moines, Iowa
DiedJune 10, 1987(1987-06-10) (aged 74)
Poplar Bluff, Missouri
EducationIberia Academy and Junior College (A.A.)
University of Missouri School of Law (J.D.)

Education and career

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Born in Des Moines, Iowa, Wangelin received an Associate of Arts degree from Iberia Academy and Junior College in 1932 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri School of Law in 1936. He was in private practice in Van Buren, Missouri, from 1936 to 1937. He was an adjuster for the Maryland Casualty Company in Missouri from 1937 to 1942. He was a Lieutenant (SG) in the United States Navy during World War II, from 1942 to 1945. He then returned to private practice in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, until 1970.[1]

Federal judicial service

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On December 8, 1970, Wangelin was nominated by President Richard Nixon to a joint seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri and the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri vacated by Juge Roy Winfield Harper. Wangelin was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 17, 1970, and received his commission on December 22, 1970. He served as Chief Judge of the Eastern District from 1979 to 1983. He assumed senior status on May 10, 1983, serving in that capacity until his death on June 10, 1987, in Poplar Bluff.[1]

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Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri

1970–1983
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
1979–1983
Succeeded by