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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