Sidney Mize
| Sidney Mize | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Position: | Seat #1T |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
| Active: | 2/3/1937 - 4/26/1965 |
| Chief: | 1961 - 1962 |
| Preceded by: | Edwin Ruthven Holmes |
| Succeeded by: | Dan Russell |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | March 7, 1888 |
| Home State: | Scott County, MS |
| Deceased: | April 26, 1965 |
| Bachelors: | Mississippi College, A.B., 1908 |
| Law School: | U. of Mississippi Law, LL.B., 1911 |
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Sidney Carr Mize (1888-1965) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.
He was nominated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on January 30, 1937 to replace Edwin Ruthven Holmes. He was confirmed by the Senate on February 2nd, and received his commission February 3rd. From 1961 to 1962, he was the chief judge. He served until his death on April 26, 1965.[1]
Early life and education
- Mississippi College, A.B., 1908
- University of Mississippi Law School, LL.B., 1911[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Gulfport, Mississippi, 1911-1937
- Special district attorney, Mississippi, 1914-
- Special county judge, Mississippi, 1930-
- Special chancery judge, Mississippi[1]
Judicial career
Southern District of Mississippi
Mize was nominated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on January 30, 1937 to replace Edwin Ruthven Holmes. He was confirmed by the Senate on February 2nd, and received his commission February 3rd. From 1961 to 1962, he was the chief judge. He served until his death on April 26, 1965.[1]
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Judge Mize's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Edwin Ruthven Holmes |
Southern District of Mississippi 1937–1965 Seat #1T |
Succeeded by: Dan Russell |
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| 1941 |
Bright • Byrnes • Eicher • Frank • Freed • Healey • Jackson • Leahy • Leavy • Lovett • Madden • McAllister • McGuire • Miller • Minton • Moore • Riddick • Rifkind • J. Smith • W. Smith • Stone • Timmerman • Vogel • Waring • Woodbury • Wyzanski | ||
| 1942 |
Brennan • Cole • Delehant • Ekwall • Goodman • Hall • Hannay • Keeling • Meaney | ||
| 1943 |
Arnold • Chandler • Clark • Duncan • Helvering • Hulen • Lawrence • Lee • McLaughlin • Mullins • Rutledge • Swygert • Waller | ||
| 1944 |
Bone • Connor • Graven • Hutcheson • Kennedy • LaBuy • O'Connell • Schweinhaut • Shaw | ||
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Louis Guirola • Henry Wingate • Keith Starrett • Daniel Jordan • Halil Ozerden • Carlton W. Reeves | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | Linda Anderson • Michael Parker • Robert Walker • John Roper • Keith Ball • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
George Adams • Samuel Jameson Gholson • Robert Andrews Hill • Charles Pickering • Henry Clay Niles • Edwin Ruthven Holmes • Dan Russell • Sidney Mize • James Summer • William Cox • Walter Nixon • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Henry Wingate • William Barbour • Tom Lee • Dan Russell • Sidney Mize • William Cox • Walter Nixon • | ||
