Harry E. Wood
Harry Eugene Wood (May 31, 1926 – November 23, 2009) was a judge of the United States Court of Claims from 1969 to 1982, and on the United States Court of Federal Claims from 1982 to 1986.
Harry E. Wood | |
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| Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims | |
| In office October 1, 1982 – April 20, 1986 | |
| Appointed by | operation of law |
| Preceded by | seat established |
| Succeeded by | Eric G. Bruggink |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 31, 1926 Spartanburg, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | November 23, 2009 (aged 83) |
| Alma mater | George Washington University, (A.A. George Washington University Law School, (J.D.) |
Early life, education, and career
Born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, Wood served in the United States Army during World War II, from 1944 to 1946.[1] He received an A.A. from George Washington University in 1949, and a J.D. from the George Washington University Law School in 1952,[1][2] where he was a member of the Order of the Coif and the Delta Theta Phi legal fraternity.[3] He then served as a law clerk for the United States Court of Claims from 1952 to 1954, before entering private practice in Washington, D.C., from 1954 to 1969.[1] From 1959 to 1986, he was also a United States Army Reserve member of the JAG Corps, achieving the rank of colonel.[1]
Federal judicial service
In 1969, Wood became a Trial judge of the United States Court of Claims. On October 1, 1982, he was reassigned by operation of law to the newly formed United States Claims Court (which later became the United States Court of Federal Claims). He assumed senior status on April 20, 1986, and resigned from the court entirely on July 31, 1986.[1]
Personal life
Wood married Katherine Terrell on August 23, 1947.[2]
References
- Federal Judicial Center page on Harry Eugene Wood.
- United States Congress, Official Congressional Directory (1985), p. 798.
- James Boyd Martindale, John Henry Hubbell, Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory (1958), Vol. 1, p. 683.
External links
- Harry E. Wood at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.