Joseph Mckenna
Biography of Joseph McKenna
Biographic Details
- Family Name (Surname): McKenna
- First Name: Joseph
- Date of Birth: August , 10 , 1843
- Place of Birth (POB): Philadelphia , Pennsylvania (US-PA, PA, 42, Pa., Penn., Penna.)
- Date of Death: November , 21 , 1926
- Place of Death (POD): Washington , District of Columbia (US-DC, DC, 11, D.C., Wash. D.C.)
- Gender Identity: Male
- Race or Ethnicity: White
Joseph McKenna Court Service Information
- Court Name: United States Circuit Courts for the Ninth Circuit
- Court Type: United States Circuit Court (1869)
- Appointment under the Presidency of: Benjamin Harrison ( Republican )
- Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 02/11/1892
- Seat vacated by: Sawyer , Lorenzo
- Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 02/15/1892
- Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
- Committee action date: 03/14/1892
- Senate voice vote?: Yes
- Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 03/17/1892
- Commission Date: 03/17/1892
- Date of Termination: 03/05/1897
- Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Resignation
Second Appointment of Joseph McKenna
- Court Name: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Court Type: United States Court of Appeals
- Promoted by President: Benjamin Harrison ( Republican )
- Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 02/11/1892
- Seat vacated by: Sawyer , Lorenzo
- Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 02/15/1892
- Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
- Committee action: 03/14/1892
- Senate voice vote?: Yes
- Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 03/17/1892
- Commission Date: 03/17/1892
- Date of Termination: 03/05/1897
- Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Resignation
Third Appointment of Joseph McKenna
- Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
- Court Type: United States Supreme Court (USSC or “SCOTUS”)
- Promoted by President: William McKinley ( Republican )
- Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 12/16/1897
- Seat vacated by: Field , Stephen J.
- Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 12/16/1897
- Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
- Committee action date: 01/13/1898
- Senate voice vote?: Yes
- Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 01/21/1898
- Commission Date: 01/21/1898
Joseph McKenna in the Law School
- Name of School: St. Augustine's College
- Law Degree Year: 1865
Second Law School Attendance
- Law Degree (Name of School): Read law
- Law Degree Year: 1865
Joseph McKenna Career Path
Employment:
- Private practice, Fairfield, California, 1865-1866
- District attorney, Solano County, California, 1866-1870
- Private practice, Suisun, California, 1870-1875
- State assemblyman, California, 1875-1876
- U.S. representative from California, 1885-1892
- Attorney General of the United States, 1897
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Bankruptcy and Magistrate service
Allotment as Circuit Justice:
- Ninth Circuit, February 21, 1898-January 5, 1925
Resources
Bibliographic references of Joseph McKenna
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