Harlington Wood, Jr.
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Harlington Wood, Jr. was a senior circuit judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.r r He was a member of the American Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association and Sangamon County Bar Association. He was past president of the Abraham Lincoln Association and former chairman of the Lincoln Legals Program. In 1993, he was an adjunct professor at University of Illinois College of Law in Urbana-Champaign. He had been past president of the Vachel Lindsey Association. From 1996 till 2001, he was distinguished visiting professor at St. Louis University School of Law. In 2002, he was the recipient of the American Inns of Court Professionalism Award. In 2005, Sangamon County Bar Association established the Judge Harlington Wood Jr. Legal Pioneer Award. In 2007, he was designated Pillar of the Bar by Illinois Bar Foundation.r r He was a veteran of U.S. Army serving during World War II.
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