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| Name | Hiram Emory Widener Jr. |
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Abingdon, Virginia , United States |
| Email | None |
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April 20, 1923
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| Died | September 19, 2007
(84 years)
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| Contributor | Imperator |
| Last Modifed | Scott³
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| Info | Hiram Emory Widener Jr. (1923 – September 19, 2007) was a federal judge and then a Senior Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Born in Abingdon, Virginia, he graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1944 and then served in the Navy. In 1953 he received his law degree from Washington and Lee University. In 1969 he was appointed to be District Judge for the Western District of Virginia by President Richard Nixon where he served as Chief Judge between 1971-72. In 1972 he was elevated to the Fourth Circuit by Nixon.
Widener previously had announced his intent to take senior status upon confirmation of his successor. William Haynes had been nominated to succeed Widener but was never given a vote in the U.S. Senate. In January 2007, Haynes withdrew his candidacy for nomination to replace Widener on the Fourth Circuit. He had long been opposed by Democrats and a few Republicans, and with the Democrats having regained control of the Senate, his chances for confirmation appeared to have completely vanished. On July 17, 2007, Widener took senior status unconditionally.
Until his taking senior status, Widener was the longest-serving appellate judge still in active service. The longest serving appellate judge is now Judge Gerald Tjoflat of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, who has been in active service since November 21, 1975.
Widener died at his home outside Abingdon on September 19, 2007 after a year-long battle with lung cancer.
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