Julian William Mack

Julian William Mack
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Current Court Information:
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Title:	Former Judge
Position:	Seat #6T
Service:
Appointed by:	William Howard Taft
Active:	7/1/1929 - 9/6/1940
Senior:	9/6/1940 - 9/5/1943
Preceded by:	New Seat
Succeeded by:	Closed seat
Past post:	Sixth Circuit
Past term:	7/1/1929 - 6/30/1930
Past post 2:	Seventh Circuit and Commerce Court
Past term 2:	12/12/1910 - 6/30/1929
Personal History
Born:	July 19, 1866
Home State:	San Francisco, CA
Deceased:	September 5, 1943
Law School:	Harvard Law, LL.B, 1887

Julian William Mack (1866-1943) was a federal judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit as well as for the United States Commerce Court, the Sixth Circuit, and the Seventh Circuit. Mack first joined the Seventh Circuit and the Commerce Court with an appointment from President William H. Taft in 1911. His service on the Commerce Court ended on December 13, 1913 with the abolition of the court. He continued to serve on the Seventh Circuit until he was assigned to the Sixth Circuit and the Second Circuit in 1929. His appointment here ended on June 30, 1930 when he was exclusively assigned to the Second Circuit. He stayed with the Second Circuit from 1929-1943, assuming senior status on the court on September 6, 1940. His service ended with his death on September 5, 1943.

Early life and education

• Harvard Law School, LL.B, 1887

Professional career

• Fellow, Parker Fellowship (awarded by Harvard University), Universities of Berlin and Leipzig, 1887-1890
• Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1890-1895
• Professor of law, Northwestern University, 1895-1902
• Professor of law, University of Chicago, 1902-1911
• Judge, Cook County Circuit Court, Illinois, 1904-1905
• Judge, Illinois Court of Appeals, 1905-1911

Judicial career

Second Circuit

Mack was transferred to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on July 1, 1929. He stayed with the Second Circuit from 1929-1943, assuming senior status on the court on September 6, 1940. His service ended with his death on September 5, 1943.

Sixth Circuit

Mack was transfered to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on July 1, 1929 and served on that court until he was transferred to the Second Circuit on June 30, 1930.

Seventh Circuit and Commerce Court

Mack was appointed the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and the United States Commerce Court on a concurrent appointment on December 12, 1910 by William H. Taft to a new seat created by statute 36 Stat. 539. The statute permitted Taft to appoint up to 5 judges to the Commerce Court who would serve concurrent posts on Appellate courts with overburdened jurisdictions. Posts on the Commerce Court were designed to last 5 years when sitting appellate judges would be transferred to the court to cover vacancies. However, the court was terminated just two years later on December 31, 1911. The judges appointed to the court retained their temporary posts on the Appellate courts to which they were assigned. Mack remained on the Seventh Circuit until he was transferred to the Sixth Circuit in 1929.

See also

• United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
• United States Commerce Court
• United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

External links

• Julian William Mack's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center

References

Federal judicial offices
Preceded by: NA - new seat	Circuit Courts for the Seventh Circuit 1911–1911	Succeeded by: NA - court abolished
Preceded by: NA - new seat	Commerce Court 1911–1913	Succeeded by: NA - court abolished
Preceded by: NA - new seat	Seventh Circuit 1911–1929	Succeeded by: NA - reassigned
Preceded by: NA - reassigned	Sixth Circuit 1929–1930	Succeeded by: NA - reassigned
Preceded by: NA - reassigned	Second Circuit 1929–1940 Seat #6t	Succeeded by: Closed seat