Mahlon Pitney
Biography of Mahlon Pitney
Biographic Details
- Family Name (Surname): Pitney
- First Name: Mahlon
- Date of Birth: February , 5 , 1858
- Place of Birth (POB): Morristown , New Jersey (US-NJ, NJ, 34, N.J.)
- Date of Death: December , 9 , 1924
- Place of Death (POD): Washington , District of Columbia (US-DC, DC, 11, D.C., Wash. D.C.)
- Gender Identity: Male
- Race or Ethnicity: White
Mahlon Pitney Court Service Information
- Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
- Court Type: United States Supreme Court (USSC)
- Appointment under the Presidency of: William H. Taft ( Republican )
- Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 02/19/1912
- Seat vacated by: Harlan , John Marshall
- Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 02/19/1912
- Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
- Committee action date: 03/04/1912
- Senate voice vote?: No
- Senate vote Yes/No: 50/26
- Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 03/13/1912
- Commission Date: 03/13/1912
- Date of Termination: 12/31/1922
- Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Resignation
Mahlon Pitney in the Law School
- Name of School: College of New Jersey (now Princeton University)
- Degree: Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
- Law Degree Year: 1879
Second Law School Attendance
- Law Degree (Name of School): Read law
- Law Degree Year: 1882
Mahlon Pitney Career Path
Employment:
- Private practice, Dover, New Jersey, 1882-1889
- Private practice, Morristown, New Jersey, 1889-1894
- U.S. representative from New Jersey, 1895-1899
- State senator, New Jersey, 1898-1901
- Justice, Supreme Court of New Jersey, 1901-1908
- Chancellor, New Jersey, 1908-1912
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Bankruptcy and Magistrate service
Allotment as Circuit Justice:
- Third Circuit, March 18, 1912-December 31, 1922
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