Alexander Harvey II

Alexander Harvey II (May 3, 1923 – December 4, 2017) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.

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Alexander Harvey II
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland
In office March 8, 1991 – December 4, 2017
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland
In office 1986–1991
Preceded by	Frank Albert Kaufman
Succeeded by	Walter Evan Black Jr.
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland
In office September 22, 1966 – March 8, 1991
Appointed by	Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded by	Harrison Lee Winter
Succeeded by	Deborah K. Chasanow
Personal details
Born	Alexander Harvey II (1923-05-03)May 3, 1923 Baltimore, Maryland
Died	December 4, 2017(2017-12-04) (aged 94) Baltimore, Maryland
Education	Yale University (B.A.) Columbia Law School (LL.B.)

Education and career

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Harvey was in the United States Army during World War II, from 1943 to 1946. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University in 1947, and a Bachelor of Laws from Columbia Law School in 1950. He was in private practice of law in Baltimore from 1950 to 1966, and was an assistant state attorney general of Maryland from 1955 to 1957.[1]

Federal judicial service

On September 9, 1966, President Lyndon B. Johnson nominated Harvey to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Maryland vacated by Judge Harrison Lee Winter. Harvey was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 22, 1966, and received his commission the same day. He served as Chief Judge from 1986 to 1991, and assumed senior status on March 8, 1991, and took inactive status on January 30, 2004.[1] Harvey died on December 4, 2017, in Baltimore, at the age of 94.[2]

References

1. Alexander Harvey II at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
2. Kelly, Jacques. "Alexander Harvey II, retired federal judge, dies at 94".

External links

• Alexander Harvey II at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by Harrison Lee Winter	Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland 1966–1991	Succeeded by Deborah K. Chasanow
Preceded by Frank Albert Kaufman	Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland 1986–1991	Succeeded by Walter Evan Black Jr.