Paul Charles Weick

Paul Charles Weick (August 25, 1899 – May 22, 1997) was a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and previously was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.

Paul Charles Weick
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In office December 31, 1981 – May 22, 1997
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In office 1963–1969
Preceded by	Lester LeFevre Cecil
Succeeded by	Harry Phillips
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In office September 10, 1959 – December 31, 1981
Appointed by	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	Florence Ellinwood Allen
Succeeded by	Robert B. Krupansky
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
In office March 29, 1956 – October 7, 1959
Appointed by	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	Emerich B. Freed
Succeeded by	Girard Edward Kalbfleisch
Personal details
Born	Paul Charles Weick (1899-08-25)August 25, 1899 Youngstown, Ohio
Died	May 22, 1997(1997-05-22) (aged 97) Stow, Ohio
Education	University of Cincinnati College of Law (LL.B.)

Education and career

Born in Youngstown, Ohio, Weick was a member of the Student Army Training Corps in 1918. He received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Cincinnati College of Law in 1920. He was in private practice in Akron, Ohio from 1920 to 1956, with a brief stint in Youngstown in 1927.[1]

Federal judicial service

Weick was nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on February 27, 1956, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio vacated by Judge Emerich B. Freed. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 28, 1956, and received his commission the next day. Weick served in that capacity until October 7, 1959, due to his elevation to the Sixth Circuit.[1]

Weick was nominated by President Eisenhower on August 5, 1959, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit vacated by Judge Florence Ellinwood Allen. He was confirmed by the Senate on September 9, 1959, and received his commission the next day. He served as Chief Judge from 1963 to 1969 and as a member of the Judicial Conference of the United States from 1964 to 1969. He assumed senior status on December 31, 1981. Weick served in that capacity until his death on May 22, 1997, in Stow, Ohio.[1]

References

1. Paul Charles Weick at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Sources

• Paul Charles Weick at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by Emerich B. Freed	Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio 1956–1959	Succeeded by Girard Edward Kalbfleisch
Preceded by Florence Ellinwood Allen	Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit 1959–1981	Succeeded by Robert B. Krupansky
Preceded by Lester LeFevre Cecil	Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit 1963–1969	Succeeded by Harry Phillips