Harold Kenneth Wood

Judge Harold Kenneth Wood

Personal

Birthday:

3/21/1906

Birthplace:

Mount Vernon, NY

Date of Death:

12/17/1972

Place of Death:

Philadelphia, PA

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Tax examiner, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1940-1941
Assistant district attorney, Chester County, Pennsylvania, 1942-1945
Legal counsel, Selective Service System, 1941-1945
Private practice, Pennsylvania, 1946-1957
U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1957-1959

Education

Name of School:

Colgate University

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1927

Name of School - Second:

University of Pennsylvania Law School

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Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1934

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Court Name:

Pennsylvania Eastern District Court

President Nominating:

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

9/10/1959

Retirement from Active Service:

6/24/1971

Termination Date:

12/17/1972

Termination Reason:

Death