Harry W. Wellford

Harry W. Wellford
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In office
January 15, 1991 – April 17, 2021
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In office
August 20, 1982 – January 15, 1991
Appointed byRonald Reagan
Preceded byBailey Brown
Succeeded byEugene Edward Siler Jr.
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
In office
December 12, 1970 – September 10, 1982
Appointed byRichard Nixon
Preceded bySeat established by 84 Stat. 294
Succeeded byJulia Smith Gibbons
Personal details
Born
Harry Walker Wellford

(1924-08-06)August 6, 1924
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedApril 17, 2021(2021-04-17) (aged 96)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
EducationWashington and Lee University (BA)
Vanderbilt University Law School (LLB)

Harry Walker Wellford (August 6, 1924 – April 17, 2021) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.