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Wilson Warlick

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Wilson Warlick
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
In office
June 24, 1968 – January 30, 1978
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
In office
1966–1968
Preceded byJames Braxton Craven Jr.
Succeeded byWoodrow W. Jones
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
In office
1961–1962
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byJames Braxton Craven Jr.
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
In office
February 2, 1949 – June 24, 1968
Appointed byHarry S. Truman
Preceded byDavid Ezekiel Henderson
Succeeded byJames Bryan McMillan
Personal details
Born
Wilson Warlick

(1892-03-08)March 8, 1892
Newton, North Carolina
DiedJanuary 30, 1978(1978-01-30) (aged 85)
EducationCatawba College (B.S.)
University of North Carolina School of Law (LL.B.)

Wilson Warlick (March 8, 1892 – January 30, 1978) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina.

Education and career

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Born in Newton, North Carolina, Warlick received a Bachelor of Science degree from Catawba College in 1911 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 1913. He was in private practice of law in Newton from 1913 to 1930. He was a Judge of the Superior Court for the 16th Judicial District of North Carolina from 1931 to 1949.[1]

Federal judicial service

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Warlick was nominated by President Harry S. Truman on January 13, 1949, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina vacated by Judge David Ezekiel Henderson. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 31, 1949, and received his commission on February 2, 1949. He served as Chief Judge from 1961 to 1962 and from 1966 to 1968. Warlick assumed senior status on June 24, 1968 and served in that status until his death on January 30, 1978.[1]

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Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
1949–1968
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Office established
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
1961–1962
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
1966–1968
Succeeded by