Harris Kenneth Wangelin

Personal

Birthday: 
5/10/1913
Birthplace: 
Des Moines, IA
Date of Death: 
6/10/1987
Place of Death: 
Poplar Bluff, MO
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

Private practice, Van Buren, Missouri, 1936-1937
Adjuster, Maryland Casualty Company, Missouri, 1937-1942
U.S. Navy lieutenant senior grade, 1942-1945
Private practice, Poplar Bluff, Missouri, 1945-1970

Education

Name of School: 
Iberia Academy & Junior College, Missouri
Degree: 
A.A.
Degree Year: 
1932
Name of School - Second: 

University of Missouri Columbia School of Law

The MU School of Law aspires to be the school of choice for outstanding students, both from Missouri and other states. As a national leader in the field of dispute resolution, we seek to complement a strong traditional curriculum with an orientation toward lawyering as a problem-solving endeavor. We strive to foster a diverse faculty of nationally recognized scholars who are committed to effective teaching, and to attract a student body with diverse experiences and views. We also strive to offer an intellectually rigorous and collegial environment for the study of law. Furthermore, we seek to graduate well-rounded lawyers who are sensitive to ethical issues, prepared to serve clients, and ready to be leaders in promoting justice.

Degree - Second: 
J.D.
Degree Year - Second: 
1936

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri
Court Name: 

Missouri Eastern District Court

President Nominating: 
Richard M. Nixon
Party Affiliation of President: 
Republican
Commission Date: 
12/22/1970
Retirement from Active Service: 
5/10/1983
Termination Date: 
6/10/1987
Termination Reason: 
Death
Court Name - Second: 
U. S. District Court, Western District of Missouri
Court Name - Second: 

Missouri Western District Court

Commission Date - Second: 
12/22/1970
Retirement from Active Service - Second: 
5/10/1983
Termination Date - Second: 
6/10/1987
Termination Reason - Second: 
Death