Solomon Lewis Withey
| Solomon Lewis Withey | |
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| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Position: | Seat #1 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Abraham Lincoln |
| Active: | 3/11/1863 - 4/25/1886 |
| Preceded by: | 12 Stat. 660 |
| Succeeded by: | Henry Franklin Severens |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1820 |
| Deceased: | 1886 |
| Law School: | Read Law (1843) |
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Solomon Lewis Withey (1820-1886) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan.
He was nominated by President Abraham Lincoln on March 10, 1863. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 11, 1863, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on April 25, 1886.[1] Withey was succeeded in this position by Henry Franklin Severens.
Early life and education
- Read law, 1843[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1843-1863
- Judge of probate, Kent County, Michigan, 1848-1852
- Member, Michigan State Senate, 1861-1863
- Nominated and confirmed to Sixth Circuit, 1869; declined [1]
Judicial career
Western District of Michigan
Withey was nominated by President Abraham Lincoln on March 10, 1863. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 11, 1863, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on April 25, 1886.[1] Withey was succeeded in this position by Henry Franklin Severens.
External links
- Biography from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
- Solomon Lewis Withey's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Solomon Lewis Withey's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Western District of Michigan 1863–1886 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Henry Franklin Severens |
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| 1861 | |||
| 1862 | |||
| 1863 | Withey | ||
| 1864 |
Boynton • Busteed • Caldwell • Chase • Delahay • Durell • McDonald • Underwood • White • Wylie | ||
| 1865 | |||
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Paul Maloney • Robert Jonker • Janet Neff • Robert Holmes Bell | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | Hugh Brenneman, Jr. • Tim Greeley • Joe Scoville • Ellen Carmody • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
David McKeague • Benjamin Gibson • Douglas Hillman • Albert Engel • Solomon Lewis Withey • Wallace Kent • Henry Franklin Severens • George Wanty • Loyal Edwin Knappen • Arthur Carter Denison • Clarence Sessions • Fred Morton Raymond • Noel Fox • Raymond Starr • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Wendell Miles • Richard Enslen • Robert Holmes Bell • Benjamin Gibson • Douglas Hillman • Wallace Kent • Noel Fox • Raymond Starr • | ||
