▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁and ▁received ▁his ▁commission ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁Chief ▁Judge ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁and ▁assumed ▁senior ▁status ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁serving ▁in ▁that ▁status ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁Florence , ▁South ▁Carolina ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁Notable ▁case ▁ ▁Hou ck ▁ruled ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁that ▁The ▁Cit adel ▁must ▁admit ▁women ▁to ▁the ▁Corps ▁of ▁Cad ets . ▁Sh annon ▁Fa ulk ner ▁was ▁the ▁pla int iff ▁in ▁that ▁case . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 3 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 1 7 ▁death s ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁Carolina ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁Category : Mil it ary ▁personnel ▁from ▁South ▁Carolina ▁Category : J ud ges ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁South ▁Carolina ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁district ▁court ▁jud ges ▁appointed ▁by ▁Jimmy ▁Carter ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁jud ges ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁Army ▁personnel ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Florence , ▁South ▁Carolina ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁South ▁Carolina ▁School ▁of ▁Law ▁al umn i <0x0A> </s> ▁E sk and ari ye h ▁( , ▁also ▁Roman ized ▁as ▁E sk and ar