William Rufus Day
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William Rufus Day (1849-1923) was an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States.
Federal judicial career
Supreme Court
He was nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt on February 19, 1903 to replace George Shiras. He was confirmed by the Senate on February 23, 1903, and received commission that same day. He retired on November 13, 1922.[1]
Sixth Circuit
Day was previously a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He was nominated by President William McKinley on February 25, 1899 to a new seat created by 30 Stat. 803. He was confirmed by the Senate on February 28, 1899, and received commission that same day. He served on this court until February 23, 1903.[1]
Education
Professional career
- Private practice, Canton, Ohio, 1872-1897
- Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Ninth Judicial Circuit, Ohio, 1886-1887
- Recess appointment to U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, 1889; declined
- Assistant U.S. secretary of state, 1897-1898
- U.S. Secretary of State, 1898
- Chairman, U.S. delegation to Paris Peace Conference with Spain, 1898-1899
- Private practice, Canton, Ohio, 1899
- Umpire, Mixed Claims Commission to Adjudicate War Claims against Germany, 1922-1923 [1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 William Rufus Day's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA - new seat |
Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit 1899–1903 |
Succeeded by: John Kelvey Richards |
| Preceded by: NA - new seat |
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals 1899–1903 |
Succeeded by: John Kelvey Richards |
| Preceded by: George Shiras |
Supreme Court 1903–1922 |
Succeeded by: Pierce Butler |
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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 | ||
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| 1902 |
Anderson • Burns • Coxe • Gould • Hale • Holmes • Platt • Ray • Townsend • Waite | ||
| 1903 |
Clabaugh • Day • Hay • Holt • Hook • McClelland • Morris • Pollock • Pritchard • Richards • Van Devanter • Daniel Wright • Francis Wright | ||
| 1904 |
Duell • Holland • Hunt • Lanning • Reed • Shepard • Stafford | ||
| 1905 |
Adams • Atkinson • Barney • Bethea • Booth • Cross • Dayton • Dodge • Finkelnburg • Kohlsaat • Landis • Lowell • McCall • McComas • Quarles • Sanborn • Seaman • Tayler • Whitson • Wolverton • Wright | ||
| 1906 |
Buffington • Chatfield • Ewing • Farrington • Hough • Knappen • Lewis • Martin • Moody • Peelle • Robb | ||
| 1907 |
Campbell • Cotteral • Dietrich • Dyer • Hundley • Munger • Noyes Saunders • Sheppard • Van Fleet • Van Orsdel • Ward | ||
| 1908 |
Chamberlain • Purdy • Sanford • Sater • Young | ||
| 1909 | |||
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