Federal judiciary
William Gardner Choate
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Appointment
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- Title
- Judge
- Appointed by
- Rutherford B. HayesRepublican president
- Seat
- NYSD0104
- Nominated
- March 14, 1878
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)March 25, 1878
- Senate vote
- Voice
- Confirmed
- March 25, 1878
- Commissioned
- March 25, 1878
- Service ended
- June 1, 1881Resignation
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.
Recent judicial activity
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- No recorded activity.
Cases
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Judicial writings
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