John Bruce
| John Bruce | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Position: | Seat #1 |
| Alternative court: | Northern District of Alabama |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Ulysses Grant |
| Active: | 2/27/1875 - 10/1/1901 |
| Preceded by: | Richard Busteed |
| Succeeded by: | Thomas Goode Jones |
| Past post: | Southern District of Alabama |
| Past term: | 1875 - 1886 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1832 |
| Deceased: | 1901 |
| Bachelors: | Franklin College (1854) |
| Law School: | Read law (1856) |
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He was nominated by President Ulysses Grant on February 23, 1875. He was confirmed by the Senate on February 27, 1875, and received commission that same day. He served on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama until August 2, 1886. He served on the Northern District of Alabama and the Middle District of Alabama until his death on October 1, 1901. Bruce was succeeded in this position by Thomas Goode Jones.
Early life and education
- Franklin College, A.B., 1854
- Read law, 1856
Professional career
- Private practice, Keokuk, Iowa, 1856-1862
- U.S. Army, 1862-1865
- Farmer, Prairie Bluff, Alabama, 1866-1872
- Alabama state representative, 1872-1874
Judicial career
Middle, Northern, and Southern Districts of Alabama
Bruce was nominated by President Ulysses Grant on February 23, 1875. He was confirmed by the Senate on February 27, 1875, and received commission that same day.[1] He served on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama until August 2, 1886. He served on the Northern District of Alabama and the Middle District of Alabama until his death on October 1, 1901. Bruce was succeeded in this position by Thomas Goode Jones.
External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
References
- ↑ Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Richard Busteed |
Middle District of Alabama 1875–1901 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Thomas Goode Jones |
| Preceded by: Richard Busteed |
Northern District of Alabama 1875–1901 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Thomas Goode Jones |
| Preceded by: Richard Busteed |
Southern District of Alabama 1875–1886 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: ' |
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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 | ||
| 1872 | |||
| 1873 | |||
| 1874 | |||
| 1875 | |||
| 1876 -77 | |||
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| Active judges | |||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | Terry F. Moorer • Susan Walker • Wallace Capel, Jr. • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
William Crawford • John Gayle • William Giles Jones • Richard Busteed • George Washington Lane • John Bruce • Joel Dubina • Thomas Goode Jones • Henry De Lamar Clayton • Charles Brents Kennamer • Ira De Ment • Thomas Pittman • Robert Varner • Frank M. Johnson, Jr. • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Mark Fuller • Truman Hobbs • William Albritton • Myron Thompson • Robert Varner • Frank M. Johnson, Jr. • | ||
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: William Steele • Callie Granade • Kristi DuBose | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | William Cassady • Bert Milling • Katherine Nelson • Sonja Bivins • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
William Crawford • Charles Tait • John Gayle • William Giles Jones • Richard Busteed • George Washington Lane • John Bruce • Emmett Cox • Harry Theophilus Toulmin • Robert Tait Ervin • John McDuffie • Thomas Pittman • William Hand • Daniel Thomas • Richard Vollmer • Alex Howard • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Callie Granade • Charles Butler • Thomas Pittman • William Hand • Daniel Thomas • Alex Howard • | ||
- Middle District of Alabama, Seat 1
- Northern District of Alabama, Seat 1
- Southern District of Alabama, Seat 1
- Former federal judge, Northern District of Alabama
- Former federal judge, Middle District of Alabama
- Former federal judge, Southern District of Alabama
- Appointed by Ulysses Grant
- Confirmed 1875
- Former federal judge
- Franklin College Alumni
- Read law Alumni
