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Harold Montelle Stephens (March 6, 1886 – May 28, 1955) was a United States federal judge.
Stephens was born in Crete, Nebraska. University of California. He received an A.B. from Cornell University in 1909. He received an LL.B. from Harvard Law School in 1913. Harvard Law School, 1932, S.J.D.. He was in private practice in Salt Lake City, Utah from 1912 to the present. He was an Assistant prosecuting attorney of Salt Lake County, Utah from 1915 to 1917. He was a judge on the Third Judicial District Court of Utah from 1917 to 1921. He was in private practice in Salt Lake City, Utah from 1921 to 1928. He was in private practice in Los Angeles, California in 1928. He was an Assistant U.S. attorney general of Antitrust Division, Washington, D.C. from 1933 to 1935. He was an Assistant to the attorney general of U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C. in 1935.
Stephens was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Stephens was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on July 23, 1935, to a seat vacated by William Hitz. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 24, 1935, and received his commission on July 27, 1935. Stephens's service was terminated on March 9, 1948, due to appointment to another judicial position.
Chief Justice, United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, Stephens was nominated by President Harry S Truman on February 2, 1948, to a seat vacated by D. Lawrence Groner. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 2, 1948, and received his commission on March 5, 1948. Stephens's service was terminated on September 1, 1948, due to appointment to another judicial position.
Stephens was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. He was reassigned on September 1, 1948; Served as chief judge, 1948-1955. Stephens's service was terminated on May 28, 1955, due to death.
Sources
- Harold Montelle Stephens at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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