Harry Clay Westover
Harry Clay Westover was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.Education and career
Born in Williamstown, Kentucky, Westover received a Bachelor of Laws from the James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona in 1918. After a stint in the United States Army, he was a member of the California State Senate, and Collector of Internal Revenue for the sixth district of California.Federal judicial service
On September 23, 1949, Westover was nominated by President Harry S. Truman to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of California created by 63 Stat. 493. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 15, 1949, and received his commission on October 18, 1949. He assumed senior status on December 31, 1965, serving in that capacity until his death on April 14, 1983 in Laguna Hills, California.
