Walter Early Craig

Walter Early Craig (May 26, 1909 – June 29, 1986) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona.

Walter Early Craig
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona
In office October 1, 1979 – June 29, 1986
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona
In office 1973–1979
Preceded by	James Augustine Walsh
Succeeded by	Charles Andrew Muecke
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona
In office October 2, 1963 – October 1, 1979
Appointed by	John F. Kennedy
Preceded by	Arthur Marshall Davis
Succeeded by	Charles Leach Hardy
Personal details
Born	Walter Early Craig May 26, 1909 Oakland, California
Died	June 29, 1986 (aged 77) Phoenix, Arizona
Education	Stanford University (B.A.) Stanford Law School (LL.B.)

Education and career

Born in Oakland, California, Craig received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Stanford University in 1931 and a Juris Doctor from Stanford Law School in 1934. He was a lawyer for the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in San Francisco, California from 1934 to 1936, and was in private practice in Phoenix, Arizona from 1936 to 1964, interrupted by service in the United States Navy during World War II.[1]

Federal judicial service

On August 26, 1963, Craig was nominated by President John F. Kennedy to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Arizona vacated by Judge Arthur Marshall Davis. Craig was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 25, 1963, and received his commission on October 2, 1963. He served as Chief Judge from 1973 to 1979. He assumed senior status on October 1, 1979. He served as a Judge of the Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals from 1982 to 1986. Craig remained in senior status until his death on June 29, 1986, in Phoenix.[1]

References

1. Walter Early Craig at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Sources

• Walter Early Craig at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.