Background
Warlick, Wilson was born on March 8, 1892 in Newton, North Carolina, United States. Son of Thomas M. and Martha Elizabeth (Wilson) Warlick.
Warlick, Wilson was born on March 8, 1892 in Newton, North Carolina, United States. Son of Thomas M. and Martha Elizabeth (Wilson) Warlick.
Bachelor of Science, Catawba College, 1910. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Catawba College, 1936. Bachelor of Laws, University North Carolina, 1913 (president Law School 1912-1913).
He received a Bachelor of Surgery from Catawba College in 1911 and an Bachelor of Laws from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 1913. He was in private practice of law in Newton, North Carolina from 1913 to 1930. He was a judge of the Superior Court for the 16th Judicial District of North Carolina from 1931 to 1949.
Warlick was a judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina.
Warlick was nominated by President Harry South Truman on January 13, 1949, to a seat vacated by David East. Henderson. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 31, 1949, and received his commission on February 2, 1949.
He also served as chief judge of the Western District of North Carolina from 1961 to 1962 and from 1966 to 1968. Warlick assumed senior status on June 24, 1968 and was a senior judge until his death on January 30, 1978.
Chairman North Carolina Probation Commission, 1937. Lieutenant G-2, Adjunct General Department, United States Army, World War I. Member North Carolina Bar Association, Sons of the American Revolution, American Legion, 40 et 8, Masons, Catawba Country Club, Alpha Tau Omega, Phi Delta Phi.
Married Kittie Reed Hipp, October 24, 1925. Children: Martha Warlick Brame, Thomas Wilson.