Benchlight The federal appellate judiciary

Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Grover ClevelandDemocratic president
Seat
CA40102
Nominated
Dec. 11, 1893
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Dec. 19, 1893
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
Dec. 19, 1893
Commissioned
Dec. 19, 1893
Service ended
April 25, 1904Death

Source Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Judges. Party shown is the party of the appointing president, which is a fact about the president, not about the judge.

Judicial service history

Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.

CourtTitleCommissionedEndedAppointed by
U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina Judge Jan. 13, 1887 Dec. 28, 1893 Appointment to Another Judicial Position Grover Cleveland
U.S. Circuit Courts for the Fourth Circuit Judge Dec. 19, 1893 April 25, 1904 Death Grover Cleveland
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Judge Dec. 19, 1893 April 25, 1904 Death Grover Cleveland

Recent judicial activity

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Cases

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Judicial writings

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Source Authorship is recorded only where the source data carries it. For recent Courts of Appeals opinions CourtListener frequently publishes the decision as a single document without naming the authoring judge, so an absence here means the attribution is unavailable upstream — not that the judge has written nothing.