Charles Wyzanski
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Charles Edward Wyzanski, Jr. (1906-1986) was a federal judge for the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. He joined the court in 1941 after an appointment from Franklin D. Roosevelt. At the time of appointment, he was a private practice attorney in Boston, MA. He served as chief judge from 1965-1971. He assumed senior status on September 1, 1971. Wyzanski continued serving until his death on September 3, 1986.[1]
Early life and education
- Harvard College, A.B., 1927
- Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1930[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1930
- Law clerk, Hon. Augustus Noble Hand, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1930-1931
- Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1931-1932
- Law clerk, Hon. Learned Hand, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1932
- Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1932-1933
- Solicitor of labor, U.S. Department of Justice, 1933
- Solicitor of labor, U.S. Department of Labor, 1933-1935
- Special assistant to the attorney general in the Office of the Solicitor General, 1935-1937
- Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1937-1941
- Public member, National Defense Mediation Board, 1941-1942
- Lecturer in government, Harvard University, 1942-1943
- Lecturer in law, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1949-1950
- Lecturer in law, Stanford University, 1949-1951
- Professor of law, Columbia University, 1974[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
District of Massachusetts
President Franklin D. Roosevelt nominated Wyzanski on December 1, 1941, to a seat vacated by Hugh Dean McLellan; he was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on December 16, 1941, and received commission on December 19. He served as chief judge from 1965-1971. He assumed senior status on September 1, 1971. Wyzanski continued serving until his death on September 3, 1986.[1] Wyzanski was succeeded in this position by Levin Hicks Campbell.
See also
External links
- Biography at the Federal Judicial Center
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by: Hugh Dean McLellan |
District of Massachusetts 1941–1971 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Levin Hicks Campbell
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| 1933 |
Bell • Bratton • Donohoe • FitzHenry • Garrecht • Keefe • Ragon • Stone • Woodrough | ||
| 1934 |
Allen • Bowen • Holly • Hulbert • Long • Major • Myers • Rippey • Sullivan | ||
| 1935 |
Baldwin • Denman • Faris • Ford • Hamilton • Haney • Holmes • Mahoney • Martin • Mathews • McDuffie • Moore • Roche • A. L. Stephens • H. M. Stephens • Sweeney • Yankwich | ||
| 1936 |
Abruzzo • Clancy • Davidson • Davis • Holland • Lederle • Leibell • Ling • Mandelbaum • Maris • Pollard • Thomas • Underwood | ||
| 1937 |
Adair • Biggs • Black • Burke • Collet • Druffel • Edgerton • Groner • Healy • Jackson • Jenney • Kloeb • Major • McColloch • Miller • Mize • Murrah • Rice • Stephens • Sullivan • Swinford • Treanor • Trimble • Vinson • Watkins • Williams • Wyche | ||
| 1938 |
Clark • Conger • Ford • Hamilton • Laws • Maris • McCord • Murphree • Reed | ||
| 1939 |
Allred • Arant • Beaumont • Biddle • Black • Clark • Darr • Davies • Dobie • Douglas • Duffy • Frankfurter • Goldsborough • Huxman • Igoe • Jones • Kalodner • Kerner, Sr. • Lemley • Lumpkin • Magruder • Miller • Morris • Picard • Porterie • Roberts • Rutledge • Walker • Welsh • Whaley • Whitaker • Wilkin | ||
| 1940 |
Bard • Barker • Barksdale • Boyd • Broaddus • Caillouet • Campbell • Dobie • Ganey • Goodrich • Harrison • Hartigan • Johnsen • Jones • Leamy • Mahoney • Martin • Murphy • Murrah • O'Connor • Oliver • Pine • Russell • Savage • Schwellenbach • Walker • Waller | ||
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 |
Bright • Byrnes • Eicher • Frank • Freed • Healey • Jackson • Leahy • Leavy • Lovett • Madden • McAllister • McGuire • Miller • Minton • Moore • Riddick • Rifkind • J. Smith • W. Smith • Stone • Timmerman • Vogel • Waring • Woodbury • Wyzanski | ||
| 1942 |
Brennan • Cole • Delehant • Ekwall • Goodman • Hall • Hannay • Keeling • Meaney | ||
| 1943 |
Arnold • Chandler • Clark • Duncan • Helvering • Hulen • Lawrence • Lee • McLaughlin • Mullins • Rutledge • Swygert • Waller | ||
| 1944 |
Bone • Connor • Graven • Hutcheson • Kennedy • LaBuy • O'Connell • Schweinhaut • Shaw | ||
| 1945 | |||
Federal courts:
First Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Massachusetts • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Massachusetts
State courts:
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court • Massachusetts Appeals Court • Massachusetts Superior Courts • Massachusetts District Courts • Massachusetts Housing Courts • Massachusetts Juvenile Courts • Massachusetts Land Courts • Massachusetts Probate and Family Courts • Boston Municipal Courts, Massachusetts
State resources:
Courts in Massachusetts • Massachusetts judicial elections • Judicial selection in Massachusetts
