Charles Tait

Biography of Charles Tait

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Tait
• First Name: Charles
• Date of Birth: February , 1 , 1768
• Place of Birth (POB): near Hanover , Virginia (US-VA, VA, 51, Va., Virg.)
• Date of Death: October , 7 , 1835
• Place of Death (POD): near Claiborne , Alabama (US-AL, AL, Ala.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Charles Tait Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, District of Alabama
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: James Monroe ( Jeffersonian Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 05/10/1820
• New Seat
• Authorization legislation: 3 Stat. 564
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 05/13/1820
• Commission Date: 05/13/1820
• Date of Termination: 03/10/1824
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Reassignment

Second Appointment of Charles Tait

• Court Name: United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Origin: Reassignment
• New Seat
• Authorization legislation: 4 Stat. 9
• Commission Date: 03/10/1824
• Date of Termination: 02/01/1826
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Resignation

Third Appointment of Charles Tait

• Court Name: U. S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Origin: Reassignment
• New Seat
• Authorization legislation: 4 Stat. 9
• Commission Date: 03/10/1824

Charles Tait in the Law School

• Name of School: Read law
• Law Degree Year: 1795

Charles Tait Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Lexington, Georgia, 1798-1803
• Judge, Superior Court of Georgia, Western Judicial Circuit, 1803-1809
• U.S. senator from Georgia, 1809-1819

Resources

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