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Charles Witmer

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Charles Witmer
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Current Court Information:
United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Title:   Former Judge
Position:   Seat #1
Service:
Appointed by:   William Howard Taft
Active:   3/2/1911 - 4/7/1925
Preceded by:   Robert Wodrow Archbald
Succeeded by:   Albert Williams Johnson
Personal History
Born:   1862
Bachelors:   Central College, Pennsylvania (1883)
Law School:   Read Law (1887)

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Charles Whitmer (1862-1925) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.

He was nominated by President William Howard Taft on February 20, 1911 to fill the seat vacated by Robert Wodrow Archbald. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 2, 1911, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on April 7, 1925.[1] Witmer was succeeded in this position by Albert Williams Johnson.

Early life and education

  • Central College, Pennsylvania, A.B., 1883
  • Read law, 1887

Professional career

  • County solicitor, Northumberland County, 1888-1891, 1894-1900
  • Assistant attorney, Spanish Treaty Claims Commission, 1902-1904
  • Chief counsel, Dairy Food Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1904-1905
  • Special counsel, Pennsylvania Auditor General's Department, 1905-1906
  • U.S. Marshal, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1906-1907
  • U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1907-1911

Judicial career

Middle District of Pennsylvania

Witmer was nominated by President William Howard Taft on February 20, 1911 to fill the seat vacated by Robert Wodrow Archbald.[1] He was confirmed by the Senate on March 2, 1911, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on April 7, 1925. Witmer was succeeded in this position by Albert Williams Johnson.

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Preceded by:
Robert Wodrow Archbald
Middle District of Pennsylvania
1911–1925
Seat #1
Succeeded by:
Albert Williams Johnson
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