Edwin Monroe Stanley

Edwin Monroe Stanley (March 9, 1909 – December 23, 1971) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina.

Edwin Monroe Stanley
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
In office
1961–1971
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byEugene Andrew Gordon
Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
In office
October 23, 1957 – December 23, 1971
Appointed byDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byJohnson Jay Hayes
Succeeded byHiram Hamilton Ward
United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina
In office
1954–1957
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byBryce R. Holt
Succeeded byRobert L. Gavin
Personal details
Born
Edwin Monroe Stanley

(1909-03-09)March 9, 1909
Forsyth County, North Carolina
DiedDecember 23, 1971(1971-12-23) (aged 62)
EducationWake Forest University School of Law (LL.B.)

Education and career

Born in Forsyth County, North Carolina, Stanley received a Bachelor of Laws from Wake Forest University School of Law in 1931. He was in private practice of law in Greensboro, North Carolina from 1931 to 1954. He was a Judge of the Greensboro Juvenile Court from 1951 to 1954. He was the United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina from 1954 to 1957.[1]

Federal judicial service

Stanley received a recess appointment from President Dwight D. Eisenhower on October 23, 1957, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina vacated by Judge Johnson Jay Hayes. Nominated to the same seat by President Eisenhower on January 13, 1958, Stanley was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 25, 1958, and received his commission on February 27, 1958. He served as Chief Judge from 1961 until his death on December 23, 1971.[1]

References
  1. Edwin Monroe Stanley at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

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