Horace Harmon Lurton
Biography of Horace Harmon Lurton
Biographic Details
- Family Name (Surname): Lurton
- First Name: Horace
- Middle Name: Harmon
- Date of Birth: February , 26 , 1844
- Place of Birth (POB): Newport , Kentucky (US-KY, KY, 21, Ky., Ken., Kent.)
- Date of Death: July , 12 , 1914
- Place of Death (POD): Atlantic City , New Jersey (US-NJ, NJ, 34, N.J.)
- Gender Identity: Male
- Race or Ethnicity: White
Horace Harmon Lurton Court Service Information
- Court Name: United States Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit
- Court Type: United States Circuit Court (1869)
- Appointment under the Presidency of: Grover Cleveland ( Democratic )
- Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 03/22/1893
- Seat vacated by: Jackson , Howell Edmunds
- Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 03/22/1893
- Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
- Committee action date: 03/23/1893
- Senate voice vote?: Yes
- Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 03/27/1893
- Commission Date: 03/27/1893
- Date of Termination: 12/20/1909
- Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Second Appointment of Horace Harmon Lurton
- Court Name: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth 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): 03/22/1893
- Seat vacated by: Jackson , Howell Edmunds
- Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 03/22/1893
- Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
- Committee action: 03/23/1893
- Senate voice vote?: Yes
- Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 03/27/1893
- Commission Date: 03/27/1893
- Date of Termination: 12/20/1909
- Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Third Appointment of Horace Harmon Lurton
- Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
- Court Type: United States Supreme Court (USSC or “SCOTUS”)
- Promoted by President: William H. Taft ( Republican )
- Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 12/13/1909
- Seat vacated by: Peckham , Rufus W.
- Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 12/13/1909
- Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
- Committee action date: 12/16/1909
- Senate voice vote?: Yes
- Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 12/20/1909
- Commission Date: 12/20/1909
Horace Harmon Lurton in the Law School
- Name of School: Douglas University, Chicago, Illinois
Second Law School Attendance
- Law Degree (Name of School): Cumberland School of Law
- Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
- Law Degree Year: 1867
Horace Harmon Lurton Career Path
Employment:
- Confederate Army sergeant major, 5th Tennessee Infantry, 2nd Kentucky Infantry and 3rd Kentucky Cavalry, 1861-1865
- Private practice, Clarksville, Tennessee, 1867-1875, 1878-1886
- Chancellor, Tennessee Chancery Court, Sixth Judicial District, 1875-1878
- Justice, Tennessee Supreme Court, 1886-1893
- Dean of law department, Vanderbilt University, 1905-1909
Bankruptcy and Magistrate service
Allotment as Circuit Justice:
- Second Circuit, January 10, 1910-January 8, 1911
- Third Circuit, January 9, 1911-March 17, 1912
- Seventh Circuit, March 18, 1912-July 12, 1914
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