Edmund Waddill

Edmund Waddill

Biography of Edmund Waddill Jr.

Biographic Details

  • Family Name (Surname): Waddill
  • First Name: Edmund
  • Generational Suffix: Jr.
  • Date of Birth: May , 22 , 1855
  • Place of Birth (POB): Charles City County , Virginia (US-VA, VA, 51, Va., Virg.)
  • Date of Death: April , 9 , 1931
  • Place of Death (POD): Richmond , Virginia (US-VA, VA, 51, Va., Virg.)
  • Gender Identity: Male
  • Race or Ethnicity: White

Edmund Waddill Jr. Court Service Information

  • Court Name: United States District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
  • Court Type: United States District Court
  • Appointment under the Presidency of: William McKinley ( Republican )
  • Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 03/10/1898
  • Seat vacated by: Hughes , Robert W.
  • Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 03/10/1898
  • Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
  • Committee action date: 03/21/1898
  • Senate voice vote?: Yes
  • Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 03/22/1898
  • Commission Date: 03/22/1898
  • Date of Termination: 06/09/1921
  • Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Second Appointment of Edmund Waddill Jr.

  • Court Name: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • Court Type: United States Court of Appeals
  • Promoted by President: Warren G. Harding ( Republican )
  • Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 05/26/1921
  • Seat vacated by: Pritchard , Jeter Connelly
  • Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 05/26/1921
  • Committee action: 06/01/1921
  • Senate voice vote?: Yes
  • Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 06/02/1921
  • Commission Date: 06/02/1921
  • Date of Termination: 04/09/1931
  • Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Edmund Waddill Jr. in the Law School

  • Name of School: University of Virginia

Second Law School Attendance

  • Law Degree (Name of School): Read law
  • Law Degree Year: 1877

Edmund Waddill Jr. Career Path

Employment:

  • Private practice, Hanover County, Virginia, 1877-1878
  • Private practice, Richmond, Virginia, 1878-1880
  • Judge, Henrico County [Virginia] Court, 1880-1883
  • U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, 1883-1885
  • State delegate, Virginia, 1886-1889
  • Republican candidate for U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia, 1886
  • U.S. representative from Virginia, 1890-1891
  • Private practice, 1891-1908

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