Hugh Henry Bownes

Biography of Hugh Henry Bownes

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Bownes
• First Name: Hugh
• Middle Name: Henry
• Date of Birth: March , 10 , 1920
• Place of Birth (POB): New York , New York (US-NY, NY, 36, N.Y., N. York)
• Date of Death: November , 5 , 2003
• Place of Death (POD): New Haven , Connecticut (US-CT, CT, 09, Conn., Ct.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Hugh Henry Bownes Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, District of New Hampshire
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Lyndon B. Johnson ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 07/17/1968
• American Bar Association (ABA) Ratings of judicial nominees (majority rating): Well Qualified
• Seat vacated by: Connor , Aloysius J.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 07/17/1968
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 07/25/1968
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 07/25/1968
• Commission Date: 07/25/1968
• Date of Termination: 10/31/1977
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Second Appointment of Hugh Henry Bownes

• Court Name: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
• Court Type: United States Court of Appeals
• Promoted by President: Jimmy Carter ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 09/19/1977
• American Bar Association (ABA) Ratings of judicial nominees (majority rating): Qualified
• Seat vacated by: McEntee , Edward Matthew
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 09/19/1977
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action: 10/05/1977
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 10/07/1977
• Commission Date: 10/11/1977
• Retirement from Active Service: 01/01/1990
• Date of Termination: 11/05/2003
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Hugh Henry Bownes in the Law School

• Name of School: Columbia University
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
• Law Degree Year: 1941

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Columbia Law School
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1948

Hugh Henry Bownes Career Path

Employment:

• U.S. Marine Corps major, 1941-1946
• Private practice, Laconia, New Hampshire, 1948-1967
• City councilman, Laconia, New Hampshire, 1953-1957
• Mayor, Laconia, New Hampshire, 1963-1965
• Associate justice, Superior Court of the State of New Hampshire, 1966-1968

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