James Harry Covington

Biography of James Harry Covington

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Covington
• First Name: James
• Middle Name: Harry
• Date of Birth: May , 3 , 1870
• Place of Birth (POB): Talbot County , Maryland (US-MD, MD, 24, Md.)
• Date of Death: February , 4 , 1942
• Place of Death (POD): Washington , District of Columbia (US-DC, DC, 11, D.C., Wash. D.C.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

James Harry Covington Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court for the District of Columbia [Supreme Court of the District of Columbia], Chief Justice
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Woodrow Wilson ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 06/08/1914
• Seat vacated by: Clabaugh , Harry M.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 06/08/1914
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 06/15/1914
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 06/15/1914
• Commission Date: 06/15/1914
• Date of Termination: 05/31/1918
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Resignation

James Harry Covington in the Law School

• Name of School: University of Pennsylvania Law School
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1894

James Harry Covington Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Easton, Maryland, 1894-
• State's attorney, Talbot County, Maryland, 1903-1908
• U.S. representative from Maryland, 1909-1914
• Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1918-1942
• Professor of law, Georgetown University, 1914-1919
• Member, U.S. Railroad Wage Commission, 1918

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