R. James Harvey
| R. James Harvey | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan Currently Inactive | |
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Assumed office March 31, 1984 | |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan | |
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In office January 31, 1974 – March 31, 1984 | |
| Nominated by | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Ralph M. Freeman |
| Succeeded by | Richard Fred Suhrheinrich |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 8th district | |
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In office January 3, 1961 – January 31, 1974 | |
| Preceded by | Alvin M. Bentley |
| Succeeded by | Bob Traxler |
| Mayor of Saginaw | |
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In office April 8, 1957 – April 13, 1959 | |
| Preceded by | Maurice E. Brown |
| Succeeded by | R. Dewey Stearns |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 4, 1922 Iron Mountain, Michigan |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan Law School |
R. James Harvey, usually known as James Harvey, (born July 4, 1922) is a politician and jurist from the U.S. state of Michigan.
Harvey was born in Iron Mountain, Michigan. He enrolled in the University of Michigan in 1940, but interrupted his studies in 1942 to serve in the United States Army Air Forces for three years. He earned an LL.B. from the University of Michigan Law School in 1948, was admitted to the bar, and commenced the practice of law in Saginaw, Michigan in 1949. He was assistant city attorney from 1949 to 1953, a city councilman and a member of the Saginaw County board of supervisors from 1955 to 1957. He was mayor of Saginaw from 1957 to 1959.
In 1960, with the help of campaign manager Emil Lockwood,[1] Harvey was elected as a Republican from Michigan's 8th congressional district to the 87th United States Congress. He was subsequently re-elected to the six succeeding Congresses, serving from January 3, 1961 to January 31, 1974. He resigned on January 31, 1974 after being appointed by President Richard Nixon as a judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, serving from 1974 to 1984. He was a United States Senior District judge from 1984 to 2002, and is now a resident of Naples, Florida.
References
- ↑ Fedewa, Stanley C. and Marilyn H., MAN IN MOTION: Michigan's Legendary Senate Majority Leader, Emil Lockwood (Llumina/MSU Press, 2003), 64
- United States Congress. "R. James Harvey (id: H000306)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- "R. James Harvey". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
- R. James Harvey at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- "Biography R. James Harvey". Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by Alvin M. Bentley |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 8th district January 3, 1961 – January 31, 1974 |
Succeeded by Bob Traxler |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Maurice E. Brown |
Mayor of Saginaw, Michigan April 8, 1957 – April 13, 1959 |
Succeeded by R. Dewey Stearns |
| Legal offices | ||
| Preceded by Ralph M. Freeman |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan 1974–1984 |
Succeeded by Richard Fred Suhrheinrich |
