Erskine Mayo Ross

Biography of Erskine Mayo Ross

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Ross
• First Name: Erskine
• Middle Name: Mayo
• Date of Birth: June , 30 , 1845
• Place of Birth (POB): Culpeper County , Virginia (US-VA, VA, 51, Va., Virg.)
• Date of Death: December , 10 , 1928
• Place of Death (POD): Los Angeles , California (US-CA, CA, 06, CF, Calif., Ca., Cal.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Erskine Mayo Ross Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, Southern District of California
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Grover Cleveland ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 12/16/1886
• New Seat
• Authorization legislation: 24 Stat. 308
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 12/16/1886
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 01/10/1887
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 01/13/1887
• Commission Date: 01/13/1887
• Date of Termination: 03/05/1895
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Second Appointment of Erskine Mayo Ross

• Court Name: United States Circuit Courts for the Ninth Circuit
• Court Type: United States Circuit Court (1869)
• Promoted by President: Grover Cleveland ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 02/19/1895
• New Seat
• Authorization legislation: 28 Stat. 665
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 02/20/1895
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action: 02/22/1895
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 02/22/1895
• Commission Date: 02/22/1895
• Date of Termination: 12/31/1911
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Abolition of Court

Third Appointment of Erskine Mayo Ross

• Court Name: U. S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Court Type: United States Court of Appeals
• Promoted by President: Grover Cleveland ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 02/19/1895
• New Seat
• Authorization legislation: 28 Stat. 665
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 02/20/1895
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 02/22/1895
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 02/22/1895
• Commission Date: 02/22/1895

Erskine Mayo Ross in the Law School

• Name of School: Virginia Military Institute
• Law Degree Year: 1865

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Read law
• Law Degree Year: 1869

Erskine Mayo Ross Career Path

Employment:

• Confederate Army cadet
• Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1869-1879, 1886-1887
• Justice, Supreme Court of California, 1879-1886

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