American judge
Charles H. Leavy
Leavy in April 1940
In office August 31, 1952 – September 25, 1952In office February 25, 1942 – August 31, 1952Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt Preceded by Edward E. Cushman Succeeded by George Hugo Boldt In office January 3, 1937 – August 1, 1942Preceded by Samuel B. Hill Succeeded by Walt Horan
Born Charles Henry Leavy
(1884-02-16 ) February 16, 1884York , Pennsylvania Died September 25, 1952(1952-09-25) (aged 68)Tacoma , Washington Resting place Mountain View Memorial ParkTacoma , Washington Political party Democratic Residence(s) Tacoma , Washington Education Kansas City School of Law read law
Charles Henry Leavy (February 16, 1884 – September 25, 1952) was a United States representative from Washington and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington .
Education and career
Born on February 16, 1884, on a farm in York , York County , Pennsylvania , Leavy moved with his parents to Kansas City , Missouri with his parents in 1887, and attended the public schools of Missouri.[1] He attended the Warrensburg Normal School (now the University of Central Missouri ), the Bellingham Normal School (now Western Washington University ) and the Kansas City School of Law (now the University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Law ) and then read law in 1912.[1] He taught school near Independence , Missouri from 1903 to 1906, and at Everson , Touchet , Kahlotus , and Connell , Washington from 1906 to 1913.[1] He was admitted to the bar and entered private practice in Newport , Washington starting in 1912.[1] He was prosecutor for Pend Oreille County , Washington from 1914 to 1918.[1] He was an Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington from 1918 to 1921.[1] He was prosecutor for Spokane County , Washington from 1922 to 1926, one of his deputy prosecutors being Edward M. Connelly .[2] He was a Judge of the Superior Court of the State of Washington from 1926 to 1936.[3]
Congressional service
Leavy ran for the open United States Senate seat of Clarence Dill in 1934,[4] but was unsuccessful in the primary against Lewis B. Schwellenbach ,[5] a Seattle attorney raised in Spokane, who easily won the general election over Reno Odlin of Olympia.[6]
Leavy was elected as a Democrat from Washington's 5th congressional district to the United States House of Representatives of the 75th , 76th , and 77th United States Congresses and served from January 3, 1937, until his resignation on August 1, 1942, to accept an appointment to the federal bench.[1]
Federal judicial service
Leavy's publicly stated ambition was to become a federal judge.[7] Leavy was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on October 23, 1941, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington vacated by Judge Edward E. Cushman .[8] [9] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 18, 1942, and received his commission on February 25, 1942.[10] He assumed senior status due to a certified disability on August 31, 1952.[10] He had been diagnosed with a heart condition approximately a year earlier and had a paralytic stroke on September 11, 1952.[11] His service terminated on September 25, 1952, due to his death in Tacoma , Washington.[10] He was interred in Mountain View Memorial Park in Tacoma.[1]
Family
Leavy was married to Pearl Williams Leavy and had two sons.[11] [12]
References
^ a b c d e f g h United States Congress. "Charles Henry Leavy (id: L000185)" . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
^ "Charles Leavy leads in poll of lawyers" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . Washington. September 3, 1926. p. 1.
^ "Charles Leavy becomes judge" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . Washington. November 16, 1926. p. 3.
^ "Charles Leavy tosses his hat in Senate race" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . Washington. July 12, 1934. p. 1.
^ "Schwellenbach ahead of Leavy in race for Senate nomination" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . Washington. Associated Press. September 12, 1934. p. 1.
^ "Schwellenbach beats Odlin" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . Washington. Associated Press. November 7, 1934. p. 1.
^ "Leavy is willing to mount bench of U.S. court" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . Washington. August 29, 1939. p. 1.
^ "Leavy is expected to become judge" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . Washington. October 15, 1941. p. 1.
^ "Leavy judgeship question held up" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . Washington. December 31, 1941. p. 3.
^ a b c Charles Henry Leavy at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges , a publication of the Federal Judicial Center .
^ a b "Federal judge Charles Leavy dies in Tacoma" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . Washington. September 25, 1952. p. 1.
^ "Longtime Pasco attorney James Leavy died June 25" . Tri-City Herald . Washington. July 9, 1987. p. B4.
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