Harry Clay Westover (May 19, 1894 – April 14, 1983) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.

Harry Clay Westover
Westover in 1927
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California
In office
December 31, 1965 – April 14, 1983
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California
In office
October 18, 1949 – December 31, 1965
Appointed byHarry S. Truman
Preceded bySeat established by 63 Stat. 493
Succeeded byWilliam Percival Gray
Member of the California Senate
from the 35th district
In office
January 4, 1937 – January 6, 1941
Preceded byNelson T. Edwards
Succeeded byThomas Kuchel
Personal details
Born
Harry Clay Westover

(1894-05-19)May 19, 1894
Williamstown, Kentucky
DiedApril 14, 1983(1983-04-14) (aged 88)
Laguna Hills, California
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseHelen Louise Equen Westover
Children2
EducationJames E. Rogers College of Law (LL.B.)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Rank2nd Lieutenant

Education and career

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Born in Williamstown, Kentucky, Westover received a Bachelor of Laws from the James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona in 1918. After graduating from college, he became a 2nd lieutenant in the Central Machine Guns Corps of the United States Army and was stationed at Camp Hancock, Georgia until January 1919.[1][2] He later became a member of the California State Senate, and Collector of Internal Revenue for the sixth district of California.[3]

Federal judicial service

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On September 23, 1949, Westover was nominated by President Harry S. Truman to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of California created by 63 Stat. 493. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 15, 1949, and received his commission on October 18, 1949. He assumed senior status on December 31, 1965, serving in that capacity until his death on April 14, 1983, in Laguna Hills, California.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Westover Brothers Win Army Commissions", The Tucson Citizen, Tucson, Arizona, volume XCVI, number 43, October 24, 1918, page 3. (subscription required)
  2. ^ "University News", The Tucson Citizen, Tucson, Arizona, volume XCVI, number 113, January 14, 1919, page 3. (subscription required)
  3. ^ a b Harry Clay Westover at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

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Legal offices
Preceded by
Seat established by 63 Stat. 493
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California
1949–1965
Succeeded by