A. Andrew Hauk

Aloysius Andrew Hauk (December 29, 1912 – November 9, 2004) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

A. Andrew Hauk
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California
In office
September 29, 1982  November 9, 2004
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California
In office
1980–1982
Preceded byIrving Hill
Succeeded byManuel Real
Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California
In office
September 18, 1966  September 29, 1982
Appointed byoperation of law
Preceded bySeat established by 80 Stat. 75
Succeeded byHarry Lindley Hupp
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California
In office
June 29, 1966  September 18, 1966
Appointed byLyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byWilliam Matthew Byrne Sr.
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Personal details
Born
Aloysius Andrew Hauk[1]

(1912-12-29)December 29, 1912
Denver, Colorado
DiedNovember 9, 2004(2004-11-09) (aged 91)
Pasadena, California
EducationRegis University (A.B.)
Columbus School of Law (LL.B.)
Yale Law School (J.S.D.)

Education and career

Born in Denver, Colorado, Hauk received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Regis College, later renamed Regis University, in 1935, a Bachelor of Laws from Columbus School of Law at Catholic University of America in 1938, and a Doctor of Juridical Science from Yale Law School in 1942. He was a special assistant to the United States Attorney General's Office for the Antitrust Division from 1939 to 1941. He was an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of California from 1941 to 1942. He was a Lieutenant in the United States Naval Reserve working in Naval Intelligence during World War II, from 1942 to 1946. He was in private practice in Los Angeles, California from 1946 to 1964, which included work as assistant counsel to Union Oil Company in Los Angeles from 1952 to 1964. He was a judge of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County from 1964 to 1966.[2]

Federal judicial service

On June 13, 1966, Hauk was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of California vacated by Judge William Matthew Byrne Sr. Hauk was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 29, 1966, and received his commission the same day. On September 18, 1966, Hauk was reassigned by operation of law to the newly created United States District Court for the Central District of California, to a new seat established by 80 Stat. 75. Hauk served as Chief Judge from 1980 to 1982 and assumed senior status on September 29, 1982. He served in that capacity until his death on November 9, 2004, in Pasadena, California.[2]

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Legal offices
Preceded by
William Matthew Byrne Sr.
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California
1966
Succeeded by
Seat abolished
Preceded by
Seat established by 80 Stat. 75
Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California
1966–1982
Succeeded by
Harry Lindley Hupp
Preceded by
Irving Hill
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California
1980–1982
Succeeded by
Manuel Real
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