Harry Clay Westover

Harry Clay Westover
Harry Clay Westover
	Westover in 1927
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California
	In office; December 31, 1965 – April 14, 1983
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California
	In office; October 18, 1949 – December 31, 1965
Appointed by	Harry S. Truman
Preceded by	Seat established by 63 Stat. 493
Succeeded by	William Percival Gray
Member of the California Senate; from the 35th district
	In office; January 4, 1937 – January 6, 1941
Preceded by	Nelson T. Edwards
Succeeded by	Thomas Kuchel
Personal details
Born	Harry Clay Westover; May 19, 1894; Williamstown, Kentucky
Died	April 14, 1983 (aged 88); Laguna Hills, California
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Helen Louise Equen Westover
Children	2
Education	James E. Rogers College of Law (LL.B.)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Rank	2nd Lieutenant

Harry Clay Westover (May 19, 1894 – April 14, 1983) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.

Education and career

Born in Williamstown, Kentucky, Westover received a Bachelor of Laws from the James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona in 1918. After graduating from college, he became a 2nd lieutenant in the Central Machine Guns Corps of the United States Army and was stationed at Camp Hancock, Georgia until January 1919.^[1]^[2] He later became a member of the California State Senate, and Collector of Internal Revenue for the sixth district of California.^[3]

On September 23, 1949, Westover was nominated by President Harry S. Truman to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of California created by 63 Stat. 493. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 15, 1949, and received his commission on October 18, 1949. He assumed senior status on December 31, 1965, serving in that capacity until his death on April 14, 1983, in Laguna Hills, California.^[3]

^ "Westover Brothers Win Army Commissions", The Tucson Citizen, Tucson, Arizona, volume XCVI, number 43, October 24, 1918, page 3. (subscription required)
^ "University News", The Tucson Citizen, Tucson, Arizona, volume XCVI, number 113, January 14, 1919, page 3. (subscription required)
^ ^a ^b Harry Clay Westover at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by Seat established by 63 Stat. 493	Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California 1949–1965	Succeeded by William Percival Gray