Leonard Eugene Wales
| Leonard Eugene Wales | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the District of Delaware | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Position: | Seat #1 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Chester Arthur |
| Active: | 3/20/1884 - 2/8/1897 |
| Preceded by: | Edward Green Bradford |
| Succeeded by: | Edward Green Bradford II |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | November 26, 1823 |
| Home State: | Wilmington, DE |
| Deceased: | February 8, 1897 |
| Bachelors: | Yale University (1845) |
| Law School: | Read Law (1848) |
| Military service: | U.S. Army Second Lieutenant, First Delaware Volunteers, 1861 |
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Leonard Eugene Wales (1823-1897) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.
He was nominated by President Chester Arthur on March 6, 1884 to a seat vacated by Edward Green Bradford. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 20, 1884, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on February 8, 1897.[1] Wales was succeeded in this position by Edward Green Bradford II.
Early life and education
- Yale University, 1845
- Read law, 1848
Professional career
- Editor, Delaware State Journal, Wilmington, Delaware, 1848-1850
- Clerk, U.S. District Court and U.S. Circuit Court, District of Delaware, 1849-1864
- City solicitor, City of Wilmington, Delaware, 1853-1854
- U.S. Army Second Lieutenant, First Delaware Volunteers, 1861
- Justice, Superior Court of Delaware, 1864-1884
Judicial career
District of Delaware
Wales was nominated by President Chester Arthur on March 6, 1884 to a seat vacated by Edward Green Bradford. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 20, 1884, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on February 8, 1897.[1] Wales was succeeded in this position by Edward Green Bradford II.
See also
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Judge Wales's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Edward Green Bradford |
District of Delaware 1884–1897 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Edward Green Bradford II |
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| 1881 | |||
| 1882 |
Blatchford • Coxe • Davis • McCay • G. Sabin • Seymour • Shiras • Wallace • Webb | ||
| 1883 |
Paul • Weldon | ||
| 1884 |
Brewer • Carpenter • Colt • Gresham • C. Sabin • Sage • Wales • Woods | ||
| 1885 |
Davis • Richardson • Speer | ||
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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 • | ||
