Herbert Boreman
| Herbert Boreman | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Position: | Seat #1 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Dwight Eisenhower |
| Active: | 6/17/1959 - 6/15/1971 |
| Senior: | 6/15/1971 - 3/26/1982 |
| Preceded by: | John Johnston Parker |
| Succeeded by: | John Field |
| Past post: | Northern District of West Virginia |
| Past term: | 1954 - 1959 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1897 |
| Deceased: | 1982 |
| Law School: | West Virginia University College of Law (1920) |
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Herbert Stephenson Boreman (1897-1982) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia.[1]
Early life and education
- West Virginia University College of Law, LL.B., 1920[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Parkersburg, West Virginia, 1920-1923, 1927-1929, 1932-1954
- Assistant U.S. attorney, 1923-1927
- Divorce commissioner, Wood County Circuit Court, West Virginia, 1923-1927
- Prosecuting attorney, Wood County, West Virginia, 1929-1932
- West Virginia state senator, 1942-1950[1][1]
Judicial career
Fourth Circuit
Boreman was nominated to the Fourth Circuit by President Dwight Eisenhower on January 20, 1959, to a seat vacated by John Johnston Parker; he was confirmed by the Senate on June 16, 1959, and received his commission on June 17th. He assumed senior status on June 15, 1971, and served the Fourth Circuit in that capacity until his death on March 26, 1982.[1]
Northern District of West Virginia
Boreman was nominated to the Northern District of West Virginia by President Dwight Eisenhower on June 22, 1954, to a seat vacated by William Eli Baker; he was confirmed by the Senate on July 21, 1954, and received his commission on July 22nd. He served the this court until his June 22, 1959, elevation to the Fourth Circuit.[1] Boreman was succeeded in this position by Charles Paul.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Judge Boreman's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by: William Eli Baker |
Northern District of West Virginia 1954–1959 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Charles Paul |
| Preceded by: John Johnston Parker |
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals 1959–1982 |
Succeeded by: John Field |
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| Active judges | |||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | David Joel • John Kaull • James Seibert • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
John Jay Jackson • Alston Gordon Dayton • Robert Maxwell • William Eli Baker • Harry Watkins • Herbert Boreman • W. Craig Broadwater • Sidney Christie • Charles Haden II • William Kidd • Charles Paul • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Robert Maxwell • Frederick Stamp • Irene Keeley • William Eli Baker • Harry Watkins • Charles Paul • | ||
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| 1953 |
Boldt • Bruchhausen • Cecil • Dawkins, Jr. • Grooms • Hamlin • Hoffman • Knoch • Schnackenberg • Warren • Willson | ||
| 1954 |
Aldrich • Anderson • Bastian • Bicks • Bootle • Boreman • Breitenstein • Brooks • Cecil • Chambers • Choate • Christensen • Connell • Danaher • Dawson • Day • Fee • Freeman • Halbert • Harlan • Hincks • Hoffman • Holder • Hunter • Ingraham • Laramore • Kent • Lemmon • Lord • McGarraghy • Mickelson • Miller • Palmieri • Parkinson • Rogers • Ross • Stewart • Taylor • Thomsen • Tuttle • Van Oosterhout • Vogel • Walsh • Whittaker • Wilson | ||
| 1955 |
Alger • Brown • Cameron • Clarke • Davies • Devitt • East • Estes • Grubb • Harlan • Jertberg • Jones • Lumbard • McIlvaine • Miller • Register • Sorg • Van Dusen • Waterman • Watkins • Wortendyke • Wright | ||
| 1956 |
Barnes • Bryan • Burger • Cashin • Hamley • Herlands • Johnson • Juergens • Kerr • Kraft • Levet • Lewis • Lieb • Mercer • Morgan • Rich • Rizley • Robinson • Smith • Sobeloff • Weick • Whittaker | ||
| 1957 |
Arraj • Breitenstein • Brennan • Egan • Gignoux • Grant • Hastings • Haynsworth • Hicklin • Jameson • Layton • Moore • O'Sullivan • Parkinson • Richardson • Sirica • Stanley • Thompson • Van Pelt • Weber • Whittaker • Wisdom • Zavatt | ||
| 1958 |
Beck • Burke • Carswell • Clayton • Hamlin • Henley • Jertberg • Knoch • Martin • Matthes • Miner • Morrill • Poos • Robson • Stanley • Steel • Stewart • Wollenberg | ||
| 1959 |
Aldrich • Bartels • Blackmun • Boreman • Butler • Castle • Cecil • Crocker • Dalton • Field • Fisher • Forman • Friendly • Hart • Henderson • Henley • Julian • Kalbfleisch • Kilkenny • Koelsch • Kunzel • MacMahon • Merrill • Metzner • Powell • Smith • Sweigert • Walsh • Weick • Weinman • Wood • Worley • Young | ||
| 1960 |
Caffrey • Chilson • Durfee • Hodge • Kaess • Lane • Lewis • Mishler • O'Sullivan • Paul • Smith • Stephenson • Tavares • Timbers | ||
