Harry Evans Watkins

Harry Evans Watkins (November 6, 1898 – June 6, 1963) was a United States federal judge.

Born in Watson, West Virginia, Watkins was U.S. Army Private First Class, Signal Corps, 1918-1919. He received an LL.B. from West Virginia University College of Law in 1923. He was in private practice in Fairmont, West Virginia from 1923 to 1937.

Watkins was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia. Watkins was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on February 17, 1937, to a new seat created by 49 Stat. 1805. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 2, 1937, and received his commission on March 3, 1937. Watkins served in that capacity until his death.

Watkins was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia. Watkins was nominated by Franklin D. Roosevelt on February 17, 1937, to a new seat created by 49 Stat. 1805. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 2, 1937, and received his commission on March 3, 1937. He served as chief judge from 1954-1963. Watkins served in that capacity until his death.

Sources

• Harry Evans Watkins at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.