Hiram Hamilton Ward

Judge Hiram Hamilton Ward

Personal

Birthday:

4/29/1923

Birthplace:

Thomasville, NC

Date of Death:

4/4/2002

Place of Death:

Winston-Salem, NC

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

U.S. Army lieutenant colonel, Air Force, 1940-1945
Private practice, Denton, North Carolina, 1950-1951
Staff attorney, National Production Authority, Washington, D.C., 1951-1952
Private practice, Lexington and Denton, North Carolina, 1952-1972
Interim judge, Denton [North Carolina] Recorder`s Court, 1961

Education

Name of School:

Wake Forest University School of Law

Our school seeks to prepare our students for the practice of law in the United States. Some of our graduates will use their legal educations for important purposes other than law practice, but we recognize that each graduate may be admitted to the bar in any of the 50 states. We, therefore, have a responsibility to provide our students with a foundation of legal knowledge and skill upon which they can build lives of service within the legal profession. We must attempt to instill in every student a respect for the rule of law, a devotion to the ideal of public service, and a commitment to basic professional values: honesty, diligence, competence, intelligence, and civility.

Degree:

LL.B.

Degree Year:

1950

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina

Court Name:

North Carolina Middle District Court

President Nominating:

Richard M. Nixon

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

6/28/1972

Retirement from Active Service:

8/20/1988

Termination Date:

4/4/2002

Termination Reason:

Death