ers ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) <0x0A> </s> ▁Charles ▁West on ▁Hou ck ▁( A pril ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁– ▁July ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 ) ▁was ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Judge ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁South ▁Carolina . ▁ ▁Education ▁and ▁career ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁Florence , ▁South ▁Carolina , ▁Hou ck ▁received ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁La ws ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁South ▁Carolina ▁School ▁of ▁Law ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁and ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁in ▁private ▁practice ▁in ▁Florence ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁also ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁South ▁Carolina ▁state ▁representative ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁He ▁was ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Florence , ▁South ▁Carolina ▁City - Count y ▁Building ▁Commission ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁ ▁Federal ▁jud icial ▁service ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁Hou ck ▁was ▁nominated ▁by ▁President ▁Jimmy ▁Carter ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁seat ▁on ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁South ▁Carolina ▁created ▁by ▁ 9 2 ▁Stat . ▁ 1 6 2 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁confirmed ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁on ▁September