Philip Bergen Swing

Philip Bergen Swing
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Current Court Information:
United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
Title:	Former Judge
Position:	Seat #1
Service:
Appointed by:	Ulysses Grant
Active:	3/30/1871 - 10/31/1882
Preceded by:	Humphrey Howe Leavitt
Succeeded by:	George Read Sage
Personal History
Born:	1820
Deceased:	1882
Law School:	Read Law (1842)

Philip Bergen Swing (1820-1882) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.

He was nominated by President Ulysses Grant on March 29, 1871. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 30, 1871, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on October 31, 1882. Swing was succeeded in this position by George Read Sage.

Early life and education

• Read law, 1842

Professional career

• Private practice, Batavia, Ohio, 1842-
• County prosecutor, Clermont County, Ohio, 1847
• Judge, Supreme Court of Ohio, 1865-

Judicial career

Southern District of Ohio

Swing was nominated by President Ulysses Grant on March 29, 1871. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 30, 1871, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on October 31, 1882. Swing was succeeded in this position by George Read Sage.

External links

• Biography from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
• Philip Bergen Swing's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center

References

Federal judicial offices
Preceded by: Humphrey Howe Leavitt	Southern District of Ohio 1871–1882 Seat #1	Succeeded by: George Read Sage