| 词条 | John H. Wood Jr. |
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| honorific-prefix = | name = John H. Wood Jr. | honorific-suffix = | image = | alt = | caption = | office = Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas | term_start = December 1, 1970 | term_end = May 29, 1979 | nominator = | appointer = Richard Nixon | predecessor = Seat established by 84 Stat. 294 | successor = Lucius Desha Bunton III | pronunciation = | birth_name = John Howland Wood Jr. | birth_date = {{Birth date|1916|03|31}} | birth_place = Rockport, Texas | death_date = {{Death date and age|1979|05|29|1916|03|31}} | death_place = San Antonio, Texas | death_cause = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | citizenship = | nationality = | party = | otherparty = | height = | spouse = | partner = | relations = | children = | parents = | mother = | father = | relatives = | residence = | education = St. Mary's University, Texas {{midsize|(B.B.A.)}} University of Texas School of Law {{midsize|(LL.B.)}} | alma_mater = | occupation = | profession = | known_for = | salary = | net_worth = | cabinet = | committees = | portfolio = | religion = | awards = | signature = | signature_alt = | website = | footnotes = }} John Howland Wood Jr. (March 31, 1916 – May 29, 1979) was an American lawyer and judge from Texas. He served as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas before being assassinated by Charles Harrelson outside Wood's home in San Antonio, in 1979. Wood's killing was the first assassination of a federal judge in the 20th century. Early life and educationWood was born on March 31, 1916, to a prominent pioneer Texas family in Rockport, Texas. His great-great-grandfather, John Howland Wood, settled in Texas in 1836 and founded the towns of Rockport and Woodsboro, and took part in the Texas Revolution and American Civil War. His grandfather was a popular Democratic sheriff of Bexar County. Wood's father, John H. Wood Sr., was also a lawyer. Wood attended Thomas Jefferson High School in San Antonio, Texas. He received his Bachelor of Business Administration degree from St. Mary's University, Texas in 1935 and his Bachelor of Laws from the University of Texas School of Law in 1938.[1][2] CareerWood was in private practice in San Antonio from 1938 to 1970 with the law firm Beckmann, Stanard & Olson, except from 1944 to 1945, when he served as an ensign in the United States Navy during World War II. Wood was in the United States Naval Reserve from 1945 to 1954, as a Lieutenant.[3][2] Federal judicial serviceWood was nominated by President Richard Nixon on October 7, 1970, to the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, to a new seat created by 84 Stat. 294. Confirmed by the United States Senate on November 25, 1970, he received his commission on December 1, 1970. He served until his assassination in San Antonio on May 29, 1979.[2] Assassination{{Main|Charles Harrelson#Murder of Judge John H. Wood Jr.}}On May 29, 1979, Judge Wood was killed in San Antonio, by a shot from a high-powered rifle as he stood at the door of his automobile. He was struck in the small of the back and the bullet lodged near the upper part of his chest. Wood, known as "Maximum John" for his harsh sentencing of drug traffickers, was assassinated by Charles Harrelson in a contract killing placed by Texas drug lord Jamiel Chagra, who was awaiting trial before the judge.[3] Wood's killing was the first assassination of a federal judge in the 20th century.[4] (Two other federal judges were assassinated in the 1980s, Richard J. Daronco in 1988 and Robert Smith Vance in 1989.) HonorsJohn H. Wood Middle School, in San Antonio is named in his honor.{{Citation needed|date=July 2018}} The federal courthouse in San Antonio is also named for Wood.{{Citation needed|date=July 2018}} See also
References1. ^{{cite news|last1=Diehl|first1=Kemper|title=U.S. Judge, Known for Severity In Drug Cases, Is Slain in Texas|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1979/05/30/us-judge-known-for-severity-in-drug-cases-is-slain-in-texas/1f2c544c-7f17-498a-b5ee-c3cf5fa183de/|accessdate=11 August 2017|work=The Washington Post|date=30 May 1979}} 2. ^1 2 {{FJC Bio|2639|nid=1390051|name=John Howland Wood Jr.}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=Charles Harrelson Trial: 1982-83 - Chagra Testifies For Prosecution, Harrelson Alleges Complicated Set-up, Verdicts And Convictions, Harrelson's Son Funds Appeal|url=http://law.jrank.org/pages/3370/Charles-Harrelson-Trial-1982-83.html|website=jrank.org|accessdate=11 August 2017}} 4. ^1 {{cite book|last1=Baker|first1=Susan|title=Murdered Judges: Of the 20th Century and Other Mysterious Deaths|date=11 Aug 2015|publisher=Pale Horse Publishing|isbn=1587470780|pages=274|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V_lZI66wKgoC&lpg=PT176&ots=1Dd-53OtXn&dq=john%20h%20wood%20jr%20assassination&pg=PT176#v=onepage&q=john%20h%20wood%20jr%20assassination&f=false|accessdate=11 August 2017}} Sources
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