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'''William F. Harvey''' was an American [[law professor]] who was the [[Carl M. Gray Professor Emeritus of Advocacy]] at [[Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law]] in Indianapolis, IN.
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'''William F. Harvey''' was the Chair of the National Board of the [[Legal Services Corporation]] under U.S. President Ronald Reagan. He was on of Reagan's more moderate political apointees, Harvey's predacessor [[Hillary Rodham Clinton|Hillary Rodham]], along with the [[U.S. Senate]], having blocked more conservative nominees of Reagan's due to their desire to drastically cut LSC funding.{{huh}} He succeeded [[Hillary Rodham Clintion|Hillary Rodham]] (a [[Jimmy Carter|Carter]] apointee) in [[1982]] after the expiration of her term.
Harvey earned a bachelor's degree in 1954 from the [[University of Missouri]] and a juris doctor degree in 1959 from [[Georgetown University Law Center]]. He earned an LLM from Georgetown in 1961.<ref>http://indylaw.indiana.edu/people/profile.cfm?Id=197</ref>
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Harvey was the Chair of the National Board of the [[Legal Services Corporation]] under U.S. President [[Ronald Reagan]]. Harvey succeeded [[Hillary Clinton|Hillary Rodham]] (a [[Jimmy Carter|Carter]] appointee) in 1982 after the expiration of her term, after being elected by fellow nominees on March 6, 1982.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CEFDC153BF935A35750C0A964948260 | title= Legal Services Chief Picked | work=[[The New York Times]] | date=1982-03-06 | accessdate=2008-01-23}}</ref>

In 1985, President [[Ronald Reagan]] nominated Harvey to a seat on the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit]]. His nomination was blocked by Democrats, however, and he never was confirmed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indylaw.indiana.edu/news/browsearchive.cfm|title = News Archive: News: IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law: IUPUI}}</ref> Harvey withdrew his nomination in October 1985, and the White House never renominated him.

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== See also ==
* [[Ronald Reagan judicial appointment controversies]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.indiana.edu/~alldrp/members/harvey.html University of Indiana brief CV]

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Latest revision as of 14:43, 7 September 2022

William F. Harvey was an American law professor who was the Carl M. Gray Professor Emeritus of Advocacy at Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in Indianapolis, IN.

Harvey earned a bachelor's degree in 1954 from the University of Missouri and a juris doctor degree in 1959 from Georgetown University Law Center. He earned an LLM from Georgetown in 1961.[1]

Harvey was the Chair of the National Board of the Legal Services Corporation under U.S. President Ronald Reagan. Harvey succeeded Hillary Rodham (a Carter appointee) in 1982 after the expiration of her term, after being elected by fellow nominees on March 6, 1982.[2]

In 1985, President Ronald Reagan nominated Harvey to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. His nomination was blocked by Democrats, however, and he never was confirmed.[3] Harvey withdrew his nomination in October 1985, and the White House never renominated him.

Political offices
Preceded by Legal Services Corporation Chair
1982–1985
Succeeded by

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  1. ^ http://indylaw.indiana.edu/people/profile.cfm?Id=197
  2. ^ "Legal Services Chief Picked". The New York Times. 1982-03-06. Retrieved 2008-01-23.
  3. ^ "News Archive: News: IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law: IUPUI".

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