Charles Sterling Hutcheson
Charles Sterling Hutcheson (July 23, 1894 – October 24, 1969) was a United States federal judge.
Born in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, Hutcheson attended the University of Virginia and the College of William and Mary. He was a private in the United States Army from 1918 to 1919, thereafter entering private practice in Boydton, Virginia, from 1920 to 1944. He was the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia from 1933 to 1944.
On January 19, 1944, Hutcheson was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia vacated by Luther B. Way. Hutcheson was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 8, 1944, and received his commission on February 10, 1944. He served as chief judge from 1948 to 1959, assuming senior status on September 1, 1959, rather than enforce Brown v. Board of Education.[1] Hutcheson served in that capacity until his death, in 1969.
- ↑ Washington and Lee Law Review, Vol. 49, p. 24
Sources
- Charles Sterling Hutcheson at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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| Preceded by | Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia 1944–1959 |
Succeeded by Oren Ritter Lewis |
- Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
- 1894 births
- 1969 deaths
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
- United States district court judges appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt
- College of William & Mary alumni
- People from Mecklenburg County, Virginia
- University of Virginia alumni
- United States Army personnel
