Edward Coke Billings

Biography of Edward Coke Billings

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Billings
• First Name: Edward
• Middle Name: Coke
• Date of Birth: December , 3 , 1829
• Place of Birth (POB): Hatfield , Massachusetts (US-MA, MA, 25, Mass.)
• Date of Death: December , 1 , 1893
• Place of Death (POD): New Haven , Connecticut (US-CT, CT, 09, Conn., Ct.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Edward Coke Billings Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, District of Louisiana
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Ulysses Grant ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 01/10/1876
• Seat vacated by: Durell , E.H.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 01/10/1876
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 02/03/1876
• Senate voice vote?: No
• Senate vote Yes/No: 24/20
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 02/10/1876
• Commission Date: 02/10/1876
• Date of Termination: 03/03/1881
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Reassignment

Second Appointment of Edward Coke Billings

• Court Name: United States District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Origin: Reassignment
• New Seat
• Authorization legislation: 21 Stat. 507
• Commission Date: 03/03/1881
• Date of Termination: 12/01/1893
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Edward Coke Billings in the Law School

• Name of School: Yale College
• Law Degree Year: 1853

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Harvard Law School
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1855

Edward Coke Billings Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, New York City, 1855-1865
• Private practice, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1865-1876
• Nominated to U.S. Circuit Courts for the Fifth Circuit, January 24, 1881; no Senate vote

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