Russell James Harvey (July 4, 1922 – July 20, 2019) usually known as James Harvey, was a United States representative from Michigan and an inactive Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.[1]
R. James Harvey | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan | |
| In office March 31, 1984 – July 20, 2019 | |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan | |
| In office December 19, 1973 – March 31, 1984 | |
| Appointed by | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Ralph M. Freeman |
| Succeeded by | Richard Fred Suhrheinrich |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 8th district | |
| In office January 3, 1961 – January 31, 1974 | |
| Preceded by | Alvin M. Bentley |
| Succeeded by | Bob Traxler |
| Mayor of Saginaw | |
| In office April 8, 1957 – April 13, 1959 | |
| Preceded by | Maurice E. Brown |
| Succeeded by | R. Dewey Stearns |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Russell James Harvey July 4, 1922 Iron Mountain, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | July 20, 2019 (aged 97) Naples, Florida, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | University of Michigan Law School (J.D.) |
Education and career
editHarvey was born in Iron Mountain; his mother and paternal grandparents were immigrants from England.[2] He enrolled in the University of Michigan in 1940, but interrupted his studies in 1942 to serve in the United States Army Air Forces for three years. He earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School in 1948, was admitted to the bar, and commenced the practice of law in Saginaw, Michigan in 1949. He was assistant city attorney from 1949 to 1953, a city councilman and a member of the Saginaw County board of supervisors from 1955 to 1957. He was mayor of Saginaw from 1957 to 1959.[3]
Congressional service
editIn 1960, with the help of campaign manager Emil Lockwood,[4] Harvey was elected as a Republican from Michigan's 8th congressional district to the 87th United States Congress. He was subsequently re-elected to the six succeeding Congresses, serving from January 3, 1961 to January 31, 1974. He resigned on January 31, 1974.[5]
Federal judicial service
editHarvey was nominated by President Richard Nixon on December 5, 1973, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan vacated by Judge Ralph M. Freeman. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 13, 1973, and received his commission on December 19, 1973. He assumed senior status due to a certified disability on March 31, 1984.[3] He took inactive senior status in 2002.[5]
Harvey died in Naples, Florida on July 20, 2019, aged 97.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "James Harvey, 97, Former Congress Member And U.S. Judge, Dies". Gongwer News Service. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ "United States Census, 1930", FamilySearch, retrieved March 19, 2018
- ^ a b James Harvey at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ Fedewa, Stanley C. and Marilyn H., MAN IN MOTION: Michigan's Legendary Senate Majority Leader, Emil Lockwood (Llumina/MSU Press, 2003), 64
- ^ a b United States Congress. "R. James Harvey (id: H000306)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ "James Harvey -mayor, congressman, judge - dies at 97". WEYI. 2019-07-23. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
Sources
edit- United States Congress. "R. James Harvey (id: H000306)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- "R. James Harvey". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
- James Harvey at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- "Biography R. James Harvey". Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Retrieved February 2, 2013.