Edwin Monroe Stanley (March 9, 1909 – December 23, 1971) was a
United States district judge
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of the
.
Education and career
Born in
Forsyth County,
North Carolina
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, Stanley received a
Bachelor of Laws
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from
Wake Forest University School of Law
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in 1931. He was in private practice of law in
Greensboro
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, North Carolina from 1931 to 1954. He was a Judge of the Greensboro Juvenile Court from 1951 to 1954. He was the
United States Attorney
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for the Middle District of North Carolina from 1954 to 1957.
Federal judicial service
Stanley received a
recess appointment
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from President
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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on October 23, 1957, to a seat on the
vacated by Judge
Johnson Jay Hayes
Johnson Jay Hayes (January 23, 1886 – October 22, 1970) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina.
Education and career
Born in Purlear, North Carolina, Hayes received a ...
. Nominated to the same seat by President Eisenhower on January 13, 1958, Stanley was confirmed by the
United States Senate
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The composition and pow ...
on February 25, 1958, and received his commission on February 27, 1958. He served as Chief Judge from 1961 until his death on December 23, 1971.
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1909 births
1971 deaths
Wake Forest University School of Law alumni
Judges of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
United States district court judges appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower
20th-century American judges
United States Attorneys for the Middle District of North Carolina
20th-century American lawyers
People from Forsyth County, North Carolina