Henry Travillion Wingate
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. Born 1947.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan (Republican)
- Nominated
- Sep 11, 1985
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Oct 16, 1985
- Commissioned
- Oct 17, 1985
Education
- B.A., Grinnell College, 1969
- J.D., Yale Law School, 1972
Career
- Law clerk, Community Legal Aid, Jackson, Mississippi, 1972-1973
- Private practice, Jackson, Mississippi, 1973
- U.S. Navy lieutenant, Naval Legal Services Office, 1973-1976
- senior assistant defense counsel, 1973-1974
- trial counsel, 1974-1976
- Adjunct instructor, Golden Gate University, 1975-1976
- Adjunct lecturer, Tidewater Community College, 1976
- Special assistant attorney general, State of Mississippi, 1976-1980
- Adjunct professor, Mississippi College School of Law, 1978-1983
- Assistant district attorney, Mississippi Circuit Court, Seventh Judicial District, 1980-1984
- U.S. Naval Reserve, 1983-
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of Mississippi, 1984-1985
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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