R. James Harvey

R. James Harvey
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
In office March 31, 1984 – July 20, 2019
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
In office December 19, 1973 – March 31, 1984
Appointed by	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Ralph M. Freeman
Succeeded by	Richard Fred Suhrheinrich
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 8th district
In office January 3, 1961 – January 31, 1974
Preceded by	Alvin M. Bentley
Succeeded by	Bob Traxler
Mayor of Saginaw
In office April 8, 1957 – April 13, 1959
Preceded by	Maurice E. Brown
Succeeded by	R. Dewey Stearns
Personal details
Born	Russell James Harvey (1922-07-04)July 4, 1922 Iron Mountain, Michigan, U.S.
Died	July 20, 2019(2019-07-20) (aged 97) Naples, Florida, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Education	University of Michigan Law School (J.D.)

Russell James Harvey (July 4, 1922 – July 20, 2019) usually known as James Harvey, was a United States representative from Michigan and an inactive Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

Education and career

Harvey was born in Iron Mountain; his mother and paternal grandparents were immigrants from England. He enrolled in the University of Michigan in 1940, but interrupted his studies in 1942 to serve in the United States Army Air Forces for three years. He earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School in 1948, was admitted to the bar, and commenced the practice of law in Saginaw, Michigan in 1949. He was assistant city attorney from 1949 to 1953, a city councilman and a member of the Saginaw County board of supervisors from 1955 to 1957. He was mayor of Saginaw from 1957 to 1959.

Congressional service

In 1960, with the help of campaign manager Emil Lockwood, Harvey was elected as a Republican from Michigan's 8th congressional district to the 87th United States Congress. He was subsequently re-elected to the six succeeding Congresses, serving from January 3, 1961 to January 31, 1974. He resigned on January 31, 1974.

Federal judicial service

Harvey was nominated by President Richard Nixon on December 5, 1973, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan vacated by Judge Ralph M. Freeman. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 13, 1973, and received his commission on December 19, 1973. He assumed senior status due to a certified disability on March 31, 1984. He took inactive senior status in 2002.

Harvey died in Naples, Florida on July 20, 2019, aged 97.

See also

• List of United States federal judges by longevity of service

Sources

• United States Congress. "R. James Harvey (id: H000306)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• "R. James Harvey". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
• James Harvey at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
• "Biography R. James Harvey". Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Retrieved February 2, 2013.