Hiram Hamilton Ward

Hiram Hamilton Ward (April 29, 1923 – April 4, 2002) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina.

Hiram Hamilton Ward
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
In office August 20, 1988 – April 4, 2002
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
In office 1982–1988
Preceded by	Eugene Andrew Gordon
Succeeded by	Richard Erwin
Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
In office June 28, 1972 – August 20, 1988
Appointed by	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Edwin Monroe Stanley
Succeeded by	Norwood Carlton Tilley Jr.
Personal details
Born	Hiram Hamilton Ward (1923-04-29)April 29, 1923 Thomasville, North Carolina, U.S.
Died	April 4, 2002(2002-04-04) (aged 78) Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.
Education	Wake Forest University School of Law (LL.B.)

Education and career

Born in Thomasville, North Carolina, Ward received a Bachelor of Laws from Wake Forest University School of Law in 1950. He served in the United States Army Air Forces (rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel) from 1940 to 1945. He was in private practice in Denton, North Carolina from 1950 to 1951. He was a staff attorney for the National Production Authority in Washington, D.C. from 1951 to 1952. He was in private practice in Lexington and Denton from 1952 to 1972. He was an interim judge of the local Recorder's Court in Denton in 1961.^[1]

Federal judicial service

Ward was nominated by President Richard Nixon on May 18, 1972, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina vacated by Judge Edwin Monroe Stanley. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 28, 1972, and received his commission the same day. He served as Chief Judge from 1982 to 1988. He assumed senior status on August 20, 1988. Ward's service was terminated on April 4, 2002, due to his death in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.^[1]