John Forrest Dillon
Biography of John Forrest Dillon
Biographic Details
- Family Name (Surname): Dillon
- First Name: John
- Middle Name: Forrest
- Date of Birth: December , 25 , 1831
- Place of Birth (POB): Northampton, Montgomery County , New York (US-NY, NY, 36, N.Y., N. York)
- Date of Death: May , 6 , 1914
- Place of Death (POD): New York , New York (US-NY, NY, 36, N.Y., N. York)
- Gender Identity: Male
- Race or Ethnicity: White
John Forrest Dillon Court Service Information
- Court Name: United States Circuit Courts for the Eighth Circuit
- Court Type: United States Circuit Court (1869)
- Appointment under the Presidency of: Ulysses Grant ( Republican )
- Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 12/09/1869
- New Seat
- Authorization legislation: 16 Stat. 44
- Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 12/09/1869
- Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
- Committee action date: 12/22/1869
- Senate voice vote?: Yes
- Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 12/22/1869
- Commission Date: 12/22/1869
- Date of Termination: 09/01/1879
- Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Resignation
John Forrest Dillon in the Law School
- Name of School: University of Iowa
- Degree: Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
- Law Degree Year: 1850
Second Law School Attendance
- Law Degree (Name of School): Read law
- Law Degree Year: 1852
John Forrest Dillon Career Path
Employment:
- Private practice, Davenport, Iowa, 1852-1853
- County attorney, Scott County, Iowa, 1853-1858
- Judge, Iowa District Court, Seventh Judicial District, 1858-1862
- Justice, Iowa Supreme Court, 1862-1868
- Professor of law, Columbia University, 1879-1882
- Private practice, New York City, 1882-1914
- Storrs professor of law, Yale University, 1891-1892
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