Charles Cecil Wyche
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Charles Cecil Wyche was a United States federal judge
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Born in Prosperity, South Carolina
, Wyche received a B.S.
from The Citadel in 1906 and attended Georgetown University Law School, but read law to enter the Bar in 1909. He was in private practice in Spartanburg, South Carolina
from 1909 to 1937. He served in the South Carolina House of Representatives
from 1913 to 1914. He was a Major in the United States Army
during World War I
, from 1917 to 1919. He was a city attorney for Spartanburg from 1919 to 1922, and a county attorney for Spartanburg County from 1919 to 1933. He was a special judge on the Circuit Court of Cherokee County, South Carolina in 1924. He was a special associate justice of the Supreme Court of South Carolina in 1929. From 1933 to 1937 he was the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of South Carolina from.
On January 11, 1937, Wyche was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt
to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of South Carolina vacated by Henry H. Watkins. Wyche was confirmed by the United States Senate
on January 22, 1937, and received his commission on January 30, 1937. He served as chief judge from 1948 to 1962. On November 1, 1965, the two districts of South Carolina were merged, and Wyche was reassigned to the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
. Wyche served on the new court until his death.
United States federal judge
In the United States, the title of federal judge usually means a judge appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate in accordance with Article II of the United States Constitution....
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Born in Prosperity, South Carolina
Prosperity, South Carolina
Prosperity is a town in Newberry County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 1,047 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Prosperity is located at ....
, Wyche received a B.S.
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
from The Citadel in 1906 and attended Georgetown University Law School, but read law to enter the Bar in 1909. He was in private practice in Spartanburg, South Carolina
Spartanburg, South Carolina
thgSpartanburg is the largest city in and the county seat of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. It is the second-largest city of the three primary cities in the Upstate region of South Carolina, and is located northwest of Columbia, west of Charlotte, and about northeast of...
from 1909 to 1937. He served in the South Carolina House of Representatives
South Carolina House of Representatives
The South Carolina House of Representatives is the lower house of the South Carolina General Assembly, the upper house being the South Carolina Senate. It consists of 124 Representatives elected to two year terms at the same time as US Congressional elections...
from 1913 to 1914. He was a Major in the United States Army
United States Army
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during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, from 1917 to 1919. He was a city attorney for Spartanburg from 1919 to 1922, and a county attorney for Spartanburg County from 1919 to 1933. He was a special judge on the Circuit Court of Cherokee County, South Carolina in 1924. He was a special associate justice of the Supreme Court of South Carolina in 1929. From 1933 to 1937 he was the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of South Carolina from.
On January 11, 1937, Wyche was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt , also known by his initials, FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war...
to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of South Carolina vacated by Henry H. Watkins. Wyche was confirmed by the United States Senate
United States Senate
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on January 22, 1937, and received his commission on January 30, 1937. He served as chief judge from 1948 to 1962. On November 1, 1965, the two districts of South Carolina were merged, and Wyche was reassigned to the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
The United States District Court for the District of South Carolina is the federal district court whose jurisdiction is the state of South Carolina...
. Wyche served on the new court until his death.