Charles Dawson
| Charles Dawson | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Position: | Seat #1 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Calvin Coolidge |
| Active: | 1/13/1925 - 6/30/1935 |
| Preceded by: | Charles Harwood Moorman |
| Succeeded by: | Elwood Hamilton |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1881 |
| Deceased: | 1969 |
| Bachelors: | University of Kentucky |
| Law School: | Read law (1905) |
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Charles I. Dawson (1881-1969) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky.
He was nominated by President Calvin Coolidge on January 2, 1925 to replace Charles Harwood Moorman. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 13, 1925, and received commission that same day. He resigned on June 30, 1935. [1] Dawson was succeeded in this position by Elwood Hamilton.
Early life and education
- University of Kentucky
- Read law, 1905[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Russellville, Kentucky, 1905-1906
Private practice, Pineville, Kentucky, 1906- Member, Kentucky House of Representatives, 1906 County attorney, Bell County, Kentucky, 1910-1920 State attorney general, Kentucky, 1920-1924 Private practice, Louisville, Kentucky, 1935-1969[1]
Judicial career
Western District of Kentucky
Dawson was nominated by President Calvin Coolidge on January 2, 1925 to replace Charles Harwood Moorman. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 13, 1925, and received commission that same day. He resigned on June 30, 1935. [1] Dawson was succeeded in this position by Elwood Hamilton.
External links
- Biography from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit website.
- Charles Dawson's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Charles Dawson's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Charles Harwood Moorman |
Western District of Kentucky 1925–1935 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Elwood Hamilton |
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| 1923 | |||
| 1924 |
Boynton • Davis • Dawkins, Sr. • Graham • Hand • Jones • Kennamer • Kerrigan • Martin • McCormick • Moorman • Pray • Young | ||
| 1925 |
A. Anderson • H. Anderson • Baltzell • Beattie • Booth • Burns • Clark • Dawson • Foster • Henning • Hough • Johnson • McCamant • Meekins • Molyneaux • Moorman • Moscowitz • Otis • Parker • Raymond • Sanborn • Slick • St. Sure • Stone • Thacher • Van Valkenburgh | ||
| 1926 | |||
| 1927 |
Adler • Bryant • F. Coleman • W. Coleman • Hand • Hayes • Kirkpatrick • Letts • McNary • Moinet • Northcott • Tilson • Wham | ||
| 1928 |
Borah • Burrows • Cline • Cotteral • Deaver • Dewey • Gordon • Green • Hahn • Hickenlooper • Hicks • Louderback • Martineau • McCarthy • McDermott • McVicar • Norcross • Sinnott • Taylor • Tilson • Vaught • West | ||
| 1929 |
Akerman • Chase • Cox • Fake • Garrett • Nevin • Ritter • Woodward | ||
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| Active judges | |||
| Senior judges |
Jennifer Coffman • Charles Simpson • Thomas Russell • Edward Johnstone • | ||
| Magistrate judges | James Moyer • Robert Goebel • David King • Dave Whalin • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Walter Evans • Charles Dawson • Charles Harwood Moorman • Elwood Hamilton • Mac Swinford • Shackelford Miller • Eugene Siler • Charles Allen • Thomas Ballantine • Clifton Bratcher • Henry Brooks • James Gordon • Ronald Meredith • Roy Shelbourne • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
John Heyburn • Charles Simpson • Thomas Russell • Edward Johnstone • Charles Allen • Thomas Ballantine • Clifton Bratcher • Henry Brooks • James Gordon • Ronald Meredith • Roy Shelbourne • | ||
