Julius Waties Waring | |
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Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina | |
In office October 7, 1965 – January 11, 1968 | |
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina | |
In office February 15, 1952 – October 7, 1965 | |
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina | |
In office 1948–1952 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | George Timmerman |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina | |
In office January 23, 1942 – February 15, 1952 | |
Appointed by | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
Preceded by | Francis Kerschner Myers |
Succeeded by | Ashton Hilliard Williams |
Personal details | |
Born | Charleston, South Carolina, US | July 27, 1880
Died | January 11, 1968 New York City, US | (aged 87)
Resting place | Magnolia Cemetery Charleston, South Carolina |
Education | College of Charleston (A.B.) read law |
Julius Waties Waring (July 27, 1880 – January 11, 1968) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina who played an important role in the early legal battles of the American Civil Rights Movement. His dissent in Briggs v. Elliott was foundational to Brown v. Board of Education.