Philip Charles Wilkins
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Philip Charles Wilkins was a United States federal judge
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Born in Sacramento, California
, Wilkins received an LL.B. from the University of California, Hastings College of Law in 1939. He was in private practice in Sacramento, California
from 1940 to 1942. He was a U.S. Naval Reserve Lieutenant during World War II
, from 1942 to 1945. He was in private practice in Sacramento, California
from 1946 to 1969.
Wilkins was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
. Wilkins was nominated by President Richard Nixon
on October 23, 1969, to a seat vacated by Sherrill Halbert
. He was confirmed by the United States Senate
on December 17, 1969, and received his commission on December 18, 1969. He served as chief judge from 1979-1983. He assumed senior status
on January 27, 1983. Wilkins served in that capacity until July 8, 1998, due to his death.
He died in Sacramento, California
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United States federal judge
In the United States, the title of federal judge usually means a judge appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate in accordance with Article II of the United States Constitution....
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Born in Sacramento, California
Sacramento, California
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
, Wilkins received an LL.B. from the University of California, Hastings College of Law in 1939. He was in private practice in Sacramento, California
Sacramento, California
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
from 1940 to 1942. He was a U.S. Naval Reserve Lieutenant during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, from 1942 to 1945. He was in private practice in Sacramento, California
Sacramento, California
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
from 1946 to 1969.
Wilkins was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California is composed of six divisions.The Bakersfield division has jurisdiction over certain cases in Inyo and Kern counties and on federal lands and National Parks...
. Wilkins was nominated by President Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under...
on October 23, 1969, to a seat vacated by Sherrill Halbert
Sherrill Halbert
Sherrill Halbert was a United States federal judge.Born in Terra Bella, California, Halbert received an A.B. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1924 and a J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law in 1927. He was in private practice in Porterville,...
. He was confirmed by the United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
on December 17, 1969, and received his commission on December 18, 1969. He served as chief judge from 1979-1983. He assumed senior status
Senior status
Senior status is a form of semi-retirement for United States federal judges, and judges in some state court systems. After federal judges have reached a certain combination of age and years of service on the federal courts, they are allowed to assume senior status...
on January 27, 1983. Wilkins served in that capacity until July 8, 1998, due to his death.
He died in Sacramento, California
Sacramento, California
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
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