Charles Haden II

Charles Harold Haden II (1937-2004) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia and the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia after serving as a justice on the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.^[1]

Haden was nominated simultaneously to seats on the Southern and Northern Districts of West Virginia by President Gerald Ford on October 1, 1975, to a seat vacated by Sidney Christie; he was confirmed to both courts by the Senate on November 20, 1975, and received commission the next day. He served as chief judge of the Southern District from 1982-2002, and he served both courts until his death on March 20, 2004.^[1] Haden was succeeded in this position by Thomas Johnston.

Early life and education

• West Virginia University, B.S., 1958
• West Virginia University College of Law, LL.B., 1961^[1]

Professional career

• Private practice, Morgantown, West Virginia, 1961-1969
• Member, West Virginia House of Delegates, 1963-1964
• Board member, Monongalia County Board of Education, 1967-1968
• Faculty member, West Virginia University College of Law, 1967-1968
• State tax commissioner, West Virginia, 1969-1972
• Justice, West Virginia Court of Appeals, 1972-1975
  • Chief justice, 1974-1975^[1]

Judicial nominations and appointments

Northern District of West Virginia

Haden was nominated simultaneously to seats on the Southern and Northern Districts of West Virginia by President Gerald Ford on October 1, 1975, to a seat vacated by Sidney Christie; he was confirmed to both courts by the Senate on November 20, 1975, and received commission the next day. He served as chief judge of the Southern District from 1982-2002, and he served both courts until his death on March 20, 2004.^[1]

Southern District of West Virginia

Haden was nominated simultaneously to seats on the Southern and Northern Districts of West Virginia by President Gerald Ford on October 1, 1975, to a seat vacated by Sidney Christie; he was confirmed to both courts by the Senate on November 20, 1975, and received commission the next day. He served as chief judge of the Southern District from 1982-2002, and he served both courts until his death on March 20, 2004.^[1]

External links

• Judge Haden's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center

Footnotes