Andrew Phelps Mccormick

Biography of Andrew Phelps McCormick

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): McCormick
• First Name: Andrew
• Middle Name: Phelps
• Date of Birth: December , 18 , 1832
• Place of Birth (POB): Brazoria County, Texas , Mexico
• Date of Death: November , 2 , 1916
• Place of Death (POD): Waco , Texas (US-TX, 48, Tex., Texas, Tx.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Andrew Phelps McCormick Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, Northern District of Texas
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Rutherford B. Hayes ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 04/07/1879
• New Seat
• Authorization legislation: 20 Stat. 318
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 04/07/1879
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 04/09/1879
• Senate voice vote?: No
• Senate vote Yes/No: 51/0
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 04/10/1879
• Commission Date: 04/10/1879
• Date of Termination: 03/22/1892
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Second Appointment of Andrew Phelps McCormick

• Court Name: United States Circuit Courts for the Fifth Circuit
• Court Type: United States Circuit Court (1869)
• Promoted by President: Benjamin Harrison ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 01/05/1892
• New Seat
• Authorization legislation: 26 Stat. 826
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 01/05/1892
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action: 03/14/1892
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 03/17/1892
• Commission Date: 03/17/1892
• Date of Termination: 12/31/1911
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Abolition of Court

Third Appointment of Andrew Phelps McCormick

• Court Name: U. S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• Court Type: United States Court of Appeals
• Promoted by President: Benjamin Harrison ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 01/05/1892
• New Seat
• Authorization legislation: 26 Stat. 826
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 01/05/1892
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 03/14/1892
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 03/17/1892
• Commission Date: 03/17/1892

Andrew Phelps McCormick in the Law School

• Name of School: Centre College
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1854

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Read law
• Law Degree Year: 1855

Andrew Phelps McCormick Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Brazoria, Texas, 1855-1861, 1879
• Judge, Texas District Court, 1856-
• Confederate Army, 1861-1865
• Judge, Brazoria County [Texas] Court, 1865-
• Judge of probate, Texas, 1865-1866
• Judge, Texas District Court, Brazoria and Galveston Counties, 1871-1876
• State senator, Texas, 1876-1879
• U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, 1879

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