Harry W. Wellford | |
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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 by | Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | Bailey Brown |
Succeeded by | Eugene 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 by | Richard Nixon |
Preceded by | Seat established by 84 Stat. 294 |
Succeeded by | Julia Smith Gibbons |
Personal details | |
Born | Harry Walker Wellford August 6, 1924 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
Died | April 17, 2021 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | (aged 96)
Education | Washington 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.