Charles Prentiss Orr
| Charles Prentiss Orr | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Position: | Seat #2 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | William Howard Taft |
| Active: | 4/8/1909 - 5/16/1922 |
| Preceded by: | 35 Stat. 656 |
| Succeeded by: | Robert Murray Gibson |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1858 |
| Deceased: | 1922 |
| Undergraduate: | Hamilton College (1879) |
| Law School: | Read Law (1881) |
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Charles Prentiss Orr (1858-1922) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
He was nominated by President William Howard Taft on March 25, 1909. He was confirmed by the Senate on April 8, 1909, and received commission that same day.[1] He served until his death on May 16, 1922. Orr was succeeded in this position by Robert Murray Gibson.
Early life and education
- Hamilton College, A.B., 1879
- Read law, 1881
Professional career
- Private practice, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1886-1909
Judicial career
Western District of Pennsylvania
Orr was nominated by President William Howard Taft on March 25, 1909. He was confirmed by the Senate on April 8, 1909, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on May 16, 1922.[1] Orr was succeeded in this position by Robert Murray Gibson.
External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Western District of Pennsylvania 1909–1922 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: Robert Murray Gibson |
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| 1909 |
Bean • Carpenter • Connor • Donworth • Grubb • Hand • Hundley • Lanning • Lurton • Orr • Purdy • Rellstab • Warrington • Willard | ||
| 1910 |
Archbald • Barber • Carland • Cooper • Denison • De Vries • Hollister • Hughes • Hunt • Killits • Knapp • Knappen • Lamar • Mack • Montgomery • Rasch • Rose • Russell • Smith • Van Devanter • Van Valkenburgh • White | ||
| 1911 |
Angell • Day • Denison • Elliott • Martin • Rudkin • Schofield • Sessions • H. Smith • W. Smith • Veeder • Whitmer • Youmans • | ||
| 1912 |
Bourquin • Cheney • Cushman • Dodge • Geiger • Howard • Mayer • McPherson • Morton • Pitney • Pope • Sloan • Thompson • Tuttle • | ||
