Augustus Ricks
| Augustus Ricks | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Position: | Seat #1 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Benjamin Harrison |
| Active: | 1/16/1890 - 12/22/1906 |
| Preceded by: | Martin Welker |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1843 |
| Deceased: | 1906 |
| Bachelors: | Kenyon College |
| Law School: | Read Law (1866) |
Augustus J. Ricks (1843-1906) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
He received a recess appointment from President Benjamin Harrison on July 1, 1889 and was nominated on December 16th. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 16, 1890, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on December 22, 1906.[1]
Education
- Kenyon College
- Read law, 1866[1]
Professional career
- U.S. Army Captain, 1862-1865
- Private practice, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1866-1870
- Editor, Knoxville Daily Chronicle, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1870-1875
- Private practice, Massillon, Ohio, 1875-1878
- Clerk, U.S. Circuit Court for the Sixth Circuit, 1878-1886
- Standing Master in Chancery, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, 1878-1889
- Clerk, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, 1886-1889[1]
External links
- Biography from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit website.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Augustus Ricks's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Martin Welker |
Northern District of Ohio 1890–1906 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: ' |
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| 1889 | |||
| 1890 |
Brown • Bryant • Caldwell • Edgerton • Green • Ham • Hanford • Hawley • Jewell • Knowles • Ricks • Riner • Sharpe • Sharretts • Shurtleff • Somerville • Stackpole • Swayne • Thomas • Tichenor • Wilkinson • Williams | ||
| 1891 |
Acheson • Aldrich • Lunt • Putnam • Reed • Swan | ||
| 1892 |
Baker • Beatty • Buffington • Dallas • Gilbert • Goff • Grosscup • McCormick • McKenna • Morrow • Niles • Peelle • Rector • Sanborn • Shipman • Shiras • Taft • Townsend • Woolson • Woods | ||
| 1893 | |||
