Emory Speer

Biography of Emory Speer

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Speer
• First Name: Emory
• Date of Birth: September , 3 , 1848
• Place of Birth (POB): Culloden , Georgia (US-GA, GA, 13, Ga.)
• Date of Death: December , 13 , 1918
• Place of Death (POD): Macon , Georgia (US-GA, GA, 13, Ga.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Emory Speer Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, Southern District of Georgia
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Chester A. Arthur ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 01/19/1885
• Seat vacated by: Erskine , John
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 01/20/1885
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 02/11/1885
• Senate voice vote?: No
• Senate vote Yes/No: 27/26
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 02/18/1885
• Commission Date: 02/18/1885
• Date of Termination: 12/13/1918
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Emory Speer in the Law School

• Name of School: University of Georgia
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1869

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Read law

Emory Speer Career Path

Employment:

• Confederate Army private, 1864-1865
• Private practice, Athens, Georgia, 1869-1883
• Solicitor general, State of Georgia, 1873-1876
• U.S. representative from Georgia, 1879-1883
• Private practice, Atlanta, Georgia, 1883-1885
• U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, 1883-1885
• Dean, Mercer University Law School, Macon, Georgia, 1893-1918

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