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Harry Walker Wellford

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1970–1982

Harry Walker Wellford , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Harry Walker Wellford (August 6, 1924 – April 17, 2021) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.

Education

  • Washington and Lee UniversityB.A., 1947
  • Vanderbilt University Law SchoolLL.B., 1950

Career

U.S. Navy ensign, 1944-1946; Private practice, Memphis, Tennessee, 1950-1970

Biography

Harry Walker Wellford (August 6, 1924 – April 17, 2021) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.

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