Henry Clay McDowell
| Henry Clay McDowell | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Position: | Seat #1 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Theodore Roosevelt |
| Active: | 12/18/1901 - 9/1/1931 |
| Senior: | 9/1/1931 - 10/8/1933 |
| Preceded by: | John Paul |
| Succeeded by: | John Paul, Jr. |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1861 |
| Deceased: | 1933 |
| Bachelors: | Yale College (1881) |
| Law School: | University of Virginia School of Law (1887) |
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Henry Clay McDowell (1861-1933) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia.[1]
He received a recess appointment from President Theodore Roosevelt on November 12, 1901 to fill a seat vacated by John Paul. On December 5th, he was nominated. He was confirmed by the Senate on December 18, 1901 and received commission that same day. He assumed senior status on September 1, 1931. He served until his death on October 8, 1933.[1] McDowell was succeeded in this position by John Paul, Jr..
Early life and education
- Yale College, B.A., 1881
- University of Virginia School of Law, LL.B., 1887[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1887-1901[1]
Judicial career
Western District of Virginia
McDowell received a recess appointment from President Theodore Roosevelt on November 12, 1901 to fill a seat vacated by John Paul. On December 5th, he was nominated. He was confirmed by the Senate on December 18, 1901 and received commission that same day. He assumed senior status on September 1, 1931. He served until his death on October 8, 1933.[1] McDowell was succeeded in this position by John Paul, Jr..
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Judge McDowell's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: John Paul |
Western District of Virginia 1901–1931 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: John Paul, Jr. |
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| 1901 | |||
| 1902 |
Anderson • Burns • Coxe • Gould • Hale • Holmes • Platt • Ray • Townsend • Waite | ||
| 1903 |
Clabaugh • Day • Hay • Holt • Hook • McClelland • Morris • Pollock • Pritchard • Richards • Van Devanter • Daniel Wright • Francis Wright | ||
| 1904 |
Duell • Holland • Hunt • Lanning • Reed • Shepard • Stafford | ||
| 1905 |
Adams • Atkinson • Barney • Bethea • Booth • Cross • Dayton • Dodge • Finkelnburg • Kohlsaat • Landis • Lowell • McCall • McComas • Quarles • Sanborn • Seaman • Tayler • Whitson • Wolverton • Wright | ||
| 1906 |
Buffington • Chatfield • Ewing • Farrington • Hough • Knappen • Lewis • Martin • Moody • Peelle • Robb | ||
| 1907 |
Campbell • Cotteral • Dietrich • Dyer • Hundley • Munger • Noyes Saunders • Sheppard • Van Fleet • Van Orsdel • Ward | ||
| 1908 |
Chamberlain • Purdy • Sanford • Sater • Young | ||
| 1909 | |||
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Glen Conrad • James Jones • Samuel Wilson • Michael Urbanski | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | B. Waugh Crigler • Pamela Sargent • James Welsh • Robert Ballou • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
John George Jackson • Alexander Caldwell • Philip Clayton Pendleton • Isaac Samuels Pennybacker • John White Brockenbrough • John Jay Jackson • Alexander Rives • John Paul • Henry Clay McDowell • Glen Williams • John Paul, Jr. • Armistead Dobie • Floyd Roberts • Alfred Barksdale • Ted Dalton • James Michael • Thomas Michie • Roby Thompson • Hiram Widener • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
James Jones • James Turk • Jackson Kiser • Samuel Wilson • John Paul, Jr. • Ted Dalton • Roby Thompson • Hiram Widener • | ||
