J. Harvie Wilkinson III
J. Harvie Wilkinson III | |
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Wilkinson in 2022 | |
| Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit | |
| In office February 14, 1996 – February 15, 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel James Ervin III |
| Succeeded by | William Walter Wilkins |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit | |
| Assumed office August 13, 1984 | |
| Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | John D. Butzner Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Harvie Wilkinson III September 29, 1944 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Lossie Grist Noell (m. 1973) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Jeff Wall (son-in-law) |
| Education | Yale University (BA) University of Virginia (JD) |
James Harvie Wilkinson III (born September 29, 1944) is an American attorney and jurist who has served as a United States circuit judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit since 1984. He was appointed to the Fourth Circuit by President Ronald Reagan and he served as chief judge of the circuit from 1996 to 2003. Wilkinson's name was raised at several junctures in the past as a possible nominee to the United States Supreme Court.