Alfred Adams Wheat

Biography of Alfred Adams Wheat

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Wheat
• First Name: Alfred
• Middle Name: Adams
• Date of Birth: June , 13 , 1867
• Place of Birth (POB): Nashua , New Hampshire (US-NH, NH, 33, N.H)
• Date of Death: March , 11 , 1943
• Place of Death (POD): Washington , District of Columbia (US-DC, DC, 11, D.C., Wash. D.C.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Alfred Adams Wheat Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court for the District of Columbia [Supreme Court of the District of Columbia]
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Herbert Hoover ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 04/18/1929
• New Seat
• Authorization legislation: 45 Stat. 1056
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 04/18/1929
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 05/02/1929
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 05/03/1929
• Commission Date: 05/03/1929
• Date of Termination: 06/04/1930
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Second Appointment of Alfred Adams Wheat

• Court Name: United States District Court for the District of Columbia [Supreme Court of the District of Columbia], Chief Justice
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Promoted by President: Herbert Hoover ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 05/14/1930
• Seat vacated by: McCoy , Walter I.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 05/14/1930
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action: 06/02/1930
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 06/04/1930
• Commission Date: 06/04/1930
• Retirement from Active Service: 12/31/1941
• Date of Termination: 05/11/1943
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Alfred Adams Wheat in the Law School

• Name of School: Dartmouth College
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1889

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Columbian University School of Law (now George Washington University Law School)
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1891

Alfred Adams Wheat Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, New York City, 1893-1922
• Special assistant to the Attorney General of the United States, 1922-1929
• Acting solicitor general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1929
• Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, February 28, 1929; no Senate vote

Resources

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