West Hughes Humphreys

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West Hughes Humphreys (1806-1882) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western, Middle and Eastern Districts of Tennessee.

He was nominated by President Franklin Pierce on March 24, 1853. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 26, 1853, and received commission that same day. He was impeached and convicted, so his service ended on June 26, 1862.

Education

• Transylvania Law Department
• Read law, 1828

Professional career

• Private practice, Clarksville, Tennessee, 1828-1829
• Private practice, Somerville, Tennessee, 1829-1839
• Member, Tennessee House of Representatives, 1835-1838
• State attorney general, Tennessee, 1839-1851
• Reporter of Supreme Court of Tennessee, 1839-1851
• Private practice, Nashville, Tennessee, 1851-1853
• Judge, District Court of Tennessee, Confederate States of America, 1861-1865
• Private practice, Nashville, Tennessee, 1866-1882

External links

• Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
• Biography from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit website.

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