Benchlight The federal appellate judiciary

Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
William H. TaftRepublican president
Seat
CA10303
Nominated
July 10, 1912
Committee action
Reported (favorably)July 23, 1912
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
July 23, 1912
Commissioned
July 23, 1912
Service ended
June 30, 1918Resignation

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 Massachusetts Judge Feb. 23, 1905 Sept. 10, 1912 Appointment to Another Judicial Position Theodore Roosevelt
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit Judge July 23, 1912 June 30, 1918 Resignation William H. Taft

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.