Peter Stenger Grosscup
| Peter Stenger Grosscup | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | William McKinley |
| Active: | 1/23/1899 - 10/23/1911 |
| Preceded by: | John William Showalter |
| Succeeded by: | Samuel Alschuler |
| Past post: | Northern District of Illinois |
| Past term: | 1892 - 1899 |
| Past position: | Seat #1 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1852 |
| Deceased: | 1921 |
| Bachelors: | Wittenberg College (1872) |
| Law School: | Boston Law School (1873) |
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Peter Stenger Grosscup (1852-1921) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. [1]
Early life and education
- Wittenberg College, A.B., 1872
- Boston Law School, LL.B., 1873 [1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Ashland, Ohio, 1873-1875
- City solicitor, Ashland, Ohio, 1875-1881
- Private practice, Ashland, Ohio, 1881-1883
- Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1883-1892 [1]
Judicial career
Seventh Circuit
Grosscup was nominated to the Seventh Circuit by President William McKinley on January 18, 1899. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 23, 1899, and received commission that same day. He resigned on October 23, 1911. [1]
Northern District of Illinois
Grosscup was nominated to the Northern District of Illinois by President Benjamin Harrison on December 12, 1892. He was confirmed by the Senate on December 20, 1892, and received commission that same day. He served on this court until February 1, 1899. [1] Grosscup was succeeded in this position by Christian Cecil Kohlsaat.
External links
- Biography by Kermit L. Hall, from "Novelguide.com".
- Judge Grosscup's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Judge Grosscup's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Henry Williams Blodgett |
Northern District of Illinois 1892–1899 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Christian Cecil Kohlsaat |
| Preceded by: John William Showalter |
Circuit Courts for the Seventh Circuit 1899–1911 |
Succeeded by: ' |
| Preceded by: John William Showalter |
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals 1899–1911 |
Succeeded by: Samuel Alschuler |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: James Holderman • Ruben Castillo • John Darrah • Samuel Der-Yeghiayan • Robert Dow • Ronald Guzman • Frederick Kapala • Virginia Kendall • Matthew Kennelly • Charles Norgle • Rebecca Pallmeyer • Amy St. Eve • James Zagel • Sharon Coleman • Gary Feinerman • Edmond E. Chang • John Z. Lee • John Tharp, Jr. • Thomas M. Durkin | ||
| Senior judges |
Marvin Aspen • Elaine Bucklo • Suzanne Conlon • Robert Gettleman • Joan Gottschall • John F. Grady • William Hart • Charles Kocoras • Joan Lefkow • Harry Leinenweber • George Lindberg • Blanche Manning • George Marovich • John Nordberg • Philip Reinhard • Brian Duff • Milton Shadur • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Sidney Schenkier • Geraldine Soat Brown • Jeffrey Cole • Susan Cox • Morton Denlow • Arlander Keys • Michael Mason • Maria Valdez • Sheila Finnegan • Jeffrey Gilbert • Young Kim • Mary Rowland • Daniel G. Martin • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Wayne Andersen • David Coar • William Hibbler • James Moran • Ann Williams • Paul Plunkett • Joel Flaum • Ilana Rovner • Mark Filip • Thomas Drummond • Henry Williams Blodgett • William Bauer • Philip Tone • Peter Stenger Grosscup • Christian Cecil Kohlsaat • Solomon Hicks Bethea • Kenesaw Mountain Landis • George Albert Carpenter • Adam Cliffe • James Herbert Wilkerson • John Peter Barnes • George Johnson • William Harrison Holly • Philip Leo Sullivan • Michael Igoe • William Lynch • James Alesia • Richard Austin • Nicholas Bua • William Campbell • John Crowley • Bernard Decker • Susan Getzendanner • Julius Hoffman • Alfred Kirkland • Winfred Knoch • Walter LaBuy • George Leighton • Abraham Marovitz • Prentice Marshall • Frank McGarr • Richard McLaren • Thomas McMillen • Julius Miner • Alexander Napoli • James Parsons • Joseph Perry • Edwin Robson • Stanley Roszkowski • Elwyn Shaw • Hubert Will • Charles Woodward • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Marvin Aspen • John F. Grady • Charles Kocoras • James Moran • John Peter Barnes • Philip Leo Sullivan • William Campbell • Frank McGarr • James Parsons • Edwin Robson • | ||
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| 1889 | |||
| 1890 |
Brown • Bryant • Caldwell • Edgerton • Green • Ham • Hanford • Hawley • Jewell • Knowles • Ricks • Riner • Sharpe • Sharretts • Shurtleff • Somerville • Stackpole • Swayne • Thomas • Tichenor • Wilkinson • Williams | ||
| 1891 |
Acheson • Aldrich • Lunt • Putnam • Reed • Swan | ||
| 1892 |
Baker • Beatty • Buffington • Dallas • Gilbert • Goff • Grosscup • McCormick • McKenna • Morrow • Niles • Peelle • Rector • Sanborn • Shipman • Shiras • Taft • Townsend • Woolson • Woods | ||
| 1893 | |||
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| 1897 | |||
| 1898 | |||
| 1899 |
Barnard • Clabaugh • Day • Evans • Fischer • Gray • Grosscup • Hook • Howell • Kohlsaat • McPherson • Shelby | ||
| 1900 |
Boyd • De Vries • Hazel • McPherson • Severens • Trieber • Wanty | ||
| 1901 |
Adams • Anderson • Archbald • Cochran • Humphrey • Keller • Wing | ||
- Northern District of Illinois, Seat 1
- Former federal judge, Northern District of Illinois
- Former federal judge, Seventh Circuit
- Former federal judge
- Appointed by Benjamin Harrison
- Confirmed 1892
- Appointed by William McKinley
- Confirmed 1899
- Wittenberg U. Alumni
- Boston U. Law Alumni
- Former federal judge, Seventh Circuit Courts
