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Hartz, Harris L.

Born 1947 in Baltimore, MD

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Nominated by George W. Bush on September 4, 2001, to a seat vacated by Bobby Ray Baldock. Confirmed by the Senate on December 6, 2001, and received commission on December 10, 2001.

Education:
Harvard College, A.B., 1967
Harvard Law School, J.D., 1972

Professional Career:

Assistant U.S. attorney, District of New Mexico, 1972-1975
Assistant professor of law, University of Illinois College of Law, 1976
New Mexico Governor's Organized Crime Prevention Commission, 1976-1979; counsel, 1976-1977; executive director, 1977-1979
Private practice, New Mexico, 1979-1988, 1999-2001
Judge, New Mexico Court of Appeals, 1988-1999

Other Nominations/Recess Appointments:

Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, June 21, 2001; no Senate vote