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Charles Leach Hardy

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona

Charles Leach Hardy served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. Appointed by Jimmy Carter and confirmed May 21, 1980. ABA rating: Well Qualified.

Appointed by
Jimmy Carter
Confirmed
May 21, 1980
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Born
1919

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of ArizonaJimmy Carter · May 21, 1980 – Dec 24, 2010

Education

  • University of ArizonaB.S., 1947
  • University of Arizona College of Law (now James E. Rogers College of Law)LL.B., 1950

Career

U.S. Army captain, Field Artillery, 1941-1946; Private practice, Phoenix, Arizona, 1949-1952, 1959-1966; Deputy county attorney, Maricopa County, Arizona, 1952-1955; Private practice, Scottsdale, Arizona, 1956; Assistant attorney general, State of Arizona, 1957-1959; Judge, Superior Court of Arizona, Maricopa County, 1967-1980

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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.

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