- Levin Hicks Campbell
Levin Hicks Campbell (born 1927 in
Summit, New Jersey ) is an American federalappellate judge , serving on theUnited States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit inBoston .Federal Judicial Service
In 1971, Campbell was appointed by President
Richard M. Nixon to a seat on theUnited States District Court for the District of Massachusetts . After just a few months on the district court, in June 1972, Campbell was named to an appellate judgeship on the U. S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Campbell served asChief Judge of the First Circuit from 1983 to 1990. He assumedsenior status in 1992, with a reduced workload, but still continues to hear some cases.Education
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Harvard College ,A.B. , 1948
*Harvard Law School ,LL.B. , 1951Professional career
*U.S. Army Lieutenant, JAG Corps, 1951-1954
*Private practice,Boston, Massachusetts , 1954-1964
*Member,Massachusetts House of Representatives , 1963-1964
*Assistant CommonwealthAttorney General , Massachusetts, 1965-1966
*Special assistant Commonwealth Attorney General, Massachusetts, 1966-1967
*First assistant Commonwealth Attorney General, Massachusetts, 1967-1968
*Associate Justice , Massachusetts Superior Court, 1969-1972
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