Paul Charles Weick

Paul Charles Weick (August 25, 1899 – May 22, 1997) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.

Paul Charles Weick
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In office
December 31, 1981  May 22, 1997
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In office
1963–1969
Preceded byLester LeFevre Cecil
Succeeded byHarry Phillips
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In office
September 10, 1959  December 31, 1981
Appointed byDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byFlorence E. Allen
Succeeded byRobert B. Krupansky
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
In office
March 29, 1956  October 7, 1959
Appointed byDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byEmerich B. Freed
Succeeded byGirard Edward Kalbfleisch
Personal details
Born
Paul Charles Weick

(1899-08-25)August 25, 1899
Youngstown, Ohio
DiedMay 22, 1997(1997-05-22) (aged 97)
Stow, Ohio
EducationUniversity of Cincinnati College of Law (LLB)

Education and career

Born in Youngstown, Ohio, Weick was a member of the Student Army Training Corps in 1918. He received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Cincinnati College of Law in 1920. He was in private practice in Akron, Ohio from 1920 to 1956, with a brief stint in Youngstown in 1927.[1]

Federal judicial service

Weick was nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on February 27, 1956, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio vacated by Judge Emerich B. Freed. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 28, 1956, and received his commission the next day. Weick served in that capacity until October 7, 1959, due to his elevation to the Sixth Circuit.[1]

Weick was nominated by President Eisenhower on August 5, 1959, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit vacated by Judge Florence E. Allen. He was confirmed by the Senate on September 9, 1959, and received his commission the next day. He served as Chief Judge from 1963 to 1969 and as a member of the Judicial Conference of the United States from 1964 to 1969. He assumed senior status on December 31, 1981. Weick served in that capacity until his death on May 22, 1997, in Stow, Ohio.[1]

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