Hiram Emory Widener Jr.
Personal
Birthday:
4/30/1923
Birthplace:
Abingdon, VA
Date of Death:
9/19/2007
Place of Death:
Abingdon, VA
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
U.S. Navy lieutenant junior grade, 1944-1949,
U.S. Naval Reserve lieutenant, 1951-1952
Private practice, Bristol, Virginia, 1953-1969
Commissioner, U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia, 1963-1966
Member, Virginia Election Laws Study Commission, 1968-1969
Education
Name of School:
U.S. Naval Academy
Degree:
B.S.
Degree Year:
1944
Name of School - Second:
Degree - Second:
LL.B.
Degree Year - Second:
1953 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. District Court, Western District of Virginia
President Nominating:
Richard M. Nixon
Party Affiliation of President:
Republican
Commission Date:
7/14/1969
Termination Date:
10/27/1972
Termination Reason:
Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Court Name - Second:
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Commission Date - Second:
10/17/1972
Retirement from Active Service - Second:
7/17/2007
Termination Date - Second:
9/19/2007
Termination Reason - Second:
Death