Edward Green Bradford
| Edward Green Bradford | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the District of Delaware | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Position: | Seat #1 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Ulysses Grant |
| Active: | 12/12/1871 - 1/16/1884 |
| Preceded by: | Willard Hall |
| Succeeded by: | Leonard Eugene Wales |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | July 17, 1819 |
| Home State: | Cecil County, MD |
| Bachelors: | Delaware College (1839) |
| Law School: | Read Law (1842) |
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Edward Green Bradford (1819-1884) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.
He was nominated by President Ulysses Grant on December 11, 1871. He was confirmed by the Senate on December 12, 1871, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on January 16, 1884.[1] Bradford was succeeded in this position by Leonard Eugene Wales.
Early life and education
- Delaware College, 1839
- Read law, 1842
Professional career
- Deputy state attorney general, Delaware, Dover, Delaware, 1842-1850
- City solicitor, Wilmington, Delaware,
- Representative, Delaware House of Representatives, 1849-1850
- Private practice, Wilmington, Delaware,
- U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, 1861-1866
- Private practice, Wilmington, Delaware, 1866-1871
Judicial career
District of Delaware
Bradford was nominated by President Ulysses Grant on December 11, 1871. He was confirmed by the Senate on December 12, 1871, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on January 16, 1884.[1] Bradford was succeeded in this position by Leonard Eugene Wales.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Judge Bradford's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Willard Hall |
District of Delaware 1871–1884 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Leonard Eugene Wales |
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| 1869 |
Dillon • Drummond • Gresham • Hillyer • McKennan • Shepley • Woodruff • Woods | ||
| 1870 |
Blodgett • Bond • Bradley • Charles Daniel Drake • Emmons • Hopkins • Humphreys • Knowles • Longyear • MacArthur • Nixon • Sawyer • Strong • Winch | ||
| 1871 | Bradford • McKinney • Rives • Story • Swing | ||
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| 1876 -77 | |||
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Greg Sleet • Sue Robinson • Leonard Stark • Richard G. Andrews | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | Mary Thynge • Christopher J. Burke • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Joseph Farnan • Gunning Bedford • John Fisher • Willard Hall • Edward Green Bradford • Leonard Eugene Wales • Walter Stapleton • Jane Roth • Kent Jordan • Edward Green Bradford II • Hugh Martin Morris • John Percy Nields • James Latchum • Caleb Layton • Paul Leahy • Roderick McKelvie • Richard Rodney • Edwin Steel • Caleb Wright • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Joseph Farnan • Sue Robinson • Walter Stapleton • James Latchum • Paul Leahy • Caleb Wright • Joseph Longobardi • Murray Schwartz • | ||
