Charles Ferguson Paul | |
Office: | Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia |
Term Start: | 1963 |
Term End: | 1965 |
Predecessor: | Harry Evans Watkins |
Successor: | Robert Earl Maxwell |
Office1: | Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia |
Term Start1: | March 5, 1960 |
Term End1: | February 17, 1965 |
Appointer1: | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
Predecessor1: | Herbert Stephenson Boreman |
Successor1: | Robert Earl Maxwell |
Birth Name: | Charles Ferguson Paul |
Birth Date: | 26 April 1902 |
Birth Place: | Wheeling, West Virginia |
Education: | West Virginia University (A.B.) Harvard Law School (LL.B.) |
Charles Ferguson Paul (April 26, 1902 – February 17, 1965) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia.
Born in Wheeling, West Virginia, Paul received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from West Virginia University in 1923 and a Bachelor of Laws from Harvard Law School in 1926. He was in private practice in Wheeling from 1926 to 1960.
On January 11, 1960, Paul was nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia vacated by Judge Herbert Stephenson Boreman. Paul was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 1, 1960, and received his commission on March 5, 1960. He served as Chief Judge from 1963 until his death on February 17, 1965.