Charles Wycliffe Joiner (February 14, 1916 – March 10, 2017) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
Charles Wycliffe Joiner | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan | |
| In office August 15, 1984 – March 10, 2017 | |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan | |
| In office June 9, 1972 – August 15, 1984 | |
| Appointed by | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Talbot Smith |
| Succeeded by | Barbara Kloka Hackett |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles Wycliffe Joiner February 14, 1916 Maquoketa, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | March 10, 2017 (aged 101) Naples, Florida, U.S. |
| Education | University of Iowa (B.A.) University of Iowa College of Law (J.D.) |
Education and career
editBorn on February 14, 1916, in Maquoketa, Iowa,[1] Joiner received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Iowa in 1937 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1939. He was in private practice in Des Moines, Iowa from 1939 to 1947. He was in the United States Army Air Forces as a Lieutenant during World War II, from 1943 to 1945. He was a member of the faculty of University of Michigan Law School from 1947 to 1965. He was an associate dean for the University of Michigan Law School from 1960 to 1968. He was acting dean of the University of Michigan Law School from 1965 to 1966. He was an Alderman for the City of Ann Arbor, Michigan, from 1955 to 1959. He was director of research and drafting for the Constitutional Convention of the State of Michigan from 1961 to 1962. He was a dean and professor of law at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan from 1967 to 1972. He was a lecturer in law for the University of Michigan Law School from 1974 to 1984.[2]
Federal judicial service
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On April 25, 1972, Joiner was nominated by President Richard Nixon to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan vacated by Judge Talbot Smith. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 8, 1972, and received his commission on June 9, 1972. He assumed senior status on August 15, 1984.[2] He turned 100 in February 2016[3] and died on March 10, 2017, in Naples, Florida, at the age of 101.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Charles Wycliffe Joiner". ca6.uscourts.gov. Archived from the original on 2010-05-27. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
- ^ a b Charles Wycliffe Joiner at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ Benson, Jocelyn (2016-02-16). "Interview with former Wayne Law Dean Charles Joiner, 100". Wayne State University. Archived from the original on 2016-08-15. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ^ ""Judge Charles W. Joiner February 14, 1916 – March 10, 2017", United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, March 16, 2017" (PDF).
Sources
edit- Charles Wycliffe Joiner at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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