Wilson Warlick

Wilson Warlick
Wilson Warlick
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
	In office; June 24, 1968 – January 30, 1978
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
	In office; 1966–1968
Preceded by	James Braxton Craven Jr.
Succeeded by	Woodrow W. Jones
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
	In office; 1961–1962
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	James Braxton Craven Jr.
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
	In office; February 2, 1949 – June 24, 1968
Appointed by	Harry S. Truman
Preceded by	David Ezekiel Henderson
Succeeded by	James Bryan McMillan
Personal details
Born	Wilson Warlick; March 8, 1892; Newton, North Carolina
Died	January 30, 1978 (aged 85)
Education	Catawba College (B.S.); University of North Carolina School of Law (LL.B.)

Wilson Warlick (March 8, 1892 – January 30, 1978) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina.

Education and career[edit]

Born in Newton, North Carolina, Warlick received a Bachelor of Science degree from Catawba College in 1911 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 1913. He was in private practice of law in Newton from 1913 to 1930. He was a Judge of the Superior Court for the 16th Judicial District of North Carolina from 1931 to 1949.^[1]

Warlick was nominated by President Harry S. Truman on January 13, 1949, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina vacated by Judge David Ezekiel Henderson. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 31, 1949, and received his commission on February 2, 1949. He served as Chief Judge from 1961 to 1962 and from 1966 to 1968. Warlick assumed senior status on June 24, 1968 and served in that status until his death on January 30, 1978.^[1]

Legal offices
Preceded by David Ezekiel Henderson	Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina 1949–1968	Succeeded by James Bryan McMillan
Preceded by Office established	Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina 1961–1962	Succeeded by James Braxton Craven Jr.
Preceded by James Braxton Craven Jr.	Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina 1966–1968	Succeeded by Woodrow W. Jones