Charles Wycliffe Joiner

Charles Wycliffe Joiner
Charles Wycliffe Joiner
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
	In office; August 15, 1984 – March 10, 2017
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
	In office; June 9, 1972 – August 15, 1984
Appointed by	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Talbot Smith
Succeeded by	Barbara Kloka Hackett
Personal details
Born	Charles Wycliffe Joiner; February 14, 1916; Maquoketa, Iowa
Died	March 10, 2017 (aged 101); Naples, Florida
Education	University of Iowa (B.A.); University of Iowa College of Law (J.D.)

Charles Wycliffe Joiner (February 14, 1916 – March 10, 2017) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

Education and career

Born on February 14, 1916, in Maquoketa, Iowa,[1] Joiner received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Iowa in 1937 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1939. He was in private practice in Des Moines, Iowa from 1939 to 1947. He was in the United States Army Air Corps as a Lieutenant during World War II, from 1943 to 1945. He was a member of the faculty of University of Michigan Law School from 1947 to 1965. He was an associate dean for the University of Michigan Law School from 1960 to 1968. He was acting dean of the University of Michigan Law School from 1965 to 1966. He was an Alderman for the City of Ann Arbor, Michigan from 1955 to 1959. He was director of research and drafting for the Constitutional Convention of the State of Michigan from 1961 to 1962. He was a dean and professor of law at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan from 1967 to 1972. He was a lecturer in law for the University of Michigan Law School from 1974 to 1984.[2]

Federal judicial service

On April 25, 1972, Joiner was nominated by President Richard Nixon to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan vacated by Judge Talbot Smith. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 8, 1972, and received his commission on June 9, 1972. He assumed senior status on August 15, 1984.[2] He turned 100 in February 2016[3] and died on March 10, 2017 in Naples, Florida at the age of 101.[4]

References

"Charles Wycliffe Joiner". ca6.uscourts.gov. Archived from the original on 2010-05-27. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
Charles Wycliffe Joiner at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
Benson, Jocelyn (2016-02-16). "Interview with former Wayne Law Dean Charles Joiner, 100". Wayne State University. Archived from the original on 2016-08-15. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
""Judge Charles W. Joiner February 14, 1916 – March 10, 2017", United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, March 16, 2017" (PDF).

Sources

Charles Wycliffe Joiner at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by Talbot Smith	Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan 1972–1984	Succeeded by Barbara Kloka Hackett

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[1] "Charles Wycliffe Joiner". ca6.uscourts.gov. Archived from the original on 2010-05-27. Retrieved 2011-01-16.

[auto-2] Charles Wycliffe Joiner at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

[Centenary-3] Benson, Jocelyn (2016-02-16). "Interview with former Wayne Law Dean Charles Joiner, 100". Wayne State University. Archived from the original on 2016-08-15. Retrieved 2016-07-28.

[4] ""Judge Charles W. Joiner February 14, 1916 – March 10, 2017", United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, March 16, 2017" (PDF).