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Judge Harlington Wood jr
Judge
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Harlington Wood jr served as Judge on the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit from 1976 to 2008. The appointment came from Gerald Ford in 1976. Earlier federal service: District Court, S.D. Illinois.
- Court
- Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- Position
- Judge
- Appointed By
- Gerald Ford
- Active
- 1973 – 2008
- Party
- Republican
- ABA Rating
- Well Qualified (1973)
Career History
- JudgeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (1976 – 2008) — appointed by Gerald Ford
- JudgeDistrict Court, S.D. Illinois (1973 – 1976) — appointed by Richard Nixon
- assistant attorney general1972 – 1973
- associate deputy attorney general1970 – 1972
- U.S. Department of Justice1969 – 1973
- executive head of U.S. attorneys1969 – 1970
- Private practice1961 – 1969
- U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Illinois1958 – 1961
- Private practice1948 – 1958
- U.S. Army major1942 – 1946
Cases before Judge Wood
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Search Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit dockets →Other judges on the Seventh Circuit
- Albert Barnes Anderson
- Ann Claire Williams
- Christian Cecil Kohlsaat
- Daniel Anthony Manion
- David Frank Hamilton
About this profile
Biographical details on this page — court, position, appointing authority, service dates, education, and career history — are public record, sourced from the CourtListener judicial directory. They are not legal advice and do not predict how Judge Wood will decide any matter.