Samuel Jameson Gholson
| Samuel Jameson Gholson | |
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| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Position: | Seat #1T |
| Alternative court: | Southern District of Mississippi |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Martin Van Buren |
| Active: | 2/13/1839 - 1/10/1861 |
| Preceded by: | George Adams |
| Succeeded by: | Robert Andrews Hill |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1808 |
| Deceased: | 1883 |
| Law School: | Read Law (1829) |
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Samuel Jameson Gholson (1808-1883) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.
He was nominated by President Martin Van Buren on February 9, 1839. He was confirmed by the Senate on February 13, 1839, and received commission that same day. He resigned on January 10, 1861.[1]
Early life and education
- Read law, 1829[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Athens, Mississippi, 1830-1839
- Member, Mississippi State House of Representatives, 1835-1836
- U.S. Representative from Mississippi, 1836-1837, 1837-1838
- Member, Mississippi State House of Representatives, 1839
- Mississippi State Militia Lieutenant, 1846
- Confederate Army Major General, 1861-1865
- Member, Mississippi State House of Representatives, 1865-1866
- Private practice, Aberdeen, Mississippi, 1866-1878
- Member, Mississippi State House of Representatives, 1878
- Private practice, Aberdeen, Mississippi, 1878-1883[1]
Judicial career
Northern District of Mississippi
Gholson was nominated by President Martin Van Buren on February 9, 1839 to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. He was confirmed by the Senate on February 13, 1839, and received commission that same day. He resigned on January 10, 1861.[1]
External links
- Biography from a Civil War Reference website.
- Judge Gholson's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Judge Gholson's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: George Adams |
Northern District of Mississippi 1839–1861 Seat #1T |
Succeeded by: Robert Andrews Hill |
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| Van Buren |
Daniel • Mahlon Dickerson • Philemon Dickerson • Gholson • Gilchrist • Lawrence • Mason • McKinley • Nicoll • Pennybacker | ||
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| Active judges | |||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | Allan Alexander • David Sanders • Jane Virden • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
George Adams • Samuel Jameson Gholson • Robert Andrews Hill • Henry Clay Niles • Edwin Ruthven Holmes • Lyonel Senter • Allen Pepper • Orma Rinehart Smith • William Colbert Keady • Claude Feemster Clayton • Elijah Allen Cox • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Lyonel Senter • Neal Biggers • Glen Davidson • William Colbert Keady • Claude Feemster Clayton • | ||
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Louis Guirola • Henry Wingate • Keith Starrett • Daniel Jordan • Halil Ozerden • Carlton W. Reeves | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | Linda Anderson • Michael Parker • Robert Walker • John Roper • Keith Ball • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
George Adams • Samuel Jameson Gholson • Robert Andrews Hill • Charles Pickering • Henry Clay Niles • Edwin Ruthven Holmes • Dan Russell • Sidney Mize • James Summer • William Cox • Walter Nixon • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Henry Wingate • William Barbour • Tom Lee • Dan Russell • Sidney Mize • William Cox • Walter Nixon • | ||
