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Henry Travillion Wingate

Active judge · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi

Henry Travillion Wingate serves on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. Appointed by Ronald Reagan and confirmed Oct 16, 1985. ABA rating: Qualified.

Appointed by
Ronald Reagan
Confirmed
Oct 16, 1985
ABA rating
Qualified
Born
1947

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of MississippiRonald Reagan · Oct 16, 1985

Education

  • Grinnell CollegeB.A., 1969
  • Yale Law SchoolJ.D., 1972

Career

Law clerk, Community Legal Aid, Jackson, Mississippi, 1972-1973; Private practice, Jackson, Mississippi, 1973; U.S. Navy lieutenant, Naval Legal Services Office, 1973-1976; senior assistant defense counsel, 1973-1974; trial counsel, 1974-1976; Adjunct instructor, Golden Gate University, 1975-1976; Adjunct lecturer, Tidewater Community College, 1976; Special assistant attorney general, State of Mississippi, 1976-1980; Adjunct professor, Mississippi College School of Law, 1978-1983; Assistant district attorney, Mississippi Circuit Court, Seventh Judicial District, 1980-1984; U.S. Naval Reserve, 1983-; Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of Mississippi, 1984-1985

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