Oscar Richard Hundley

Biography of Oscar Richard Hundley

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Hundley
• First Name: Oscar
• Middle Name: Richard
• Date of Birth: October , 30 , 1855
• Place of Birth (POB): Limestone County , Alabama (US-AL, AL, Ala.)
• Date of Death: December , 22 , 1921
• Place of Death (POD): Birmingham , Alabama (US-AL, AL, Ala.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Oscar Richard Hundley Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Theodore Roosevelt ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 12/03/1907
• Judicial Recess Appointment date: 04/09/1907
• New Seat
• Authorization legislation: 34 Stat. 931
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 12/03/1907
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 05/15/1908
• Date of Termination: 05/30/1908
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Recess Appointment-Not Confirmed

Second Appointment of Oscar Richard Hundley

• Court Name: United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Promoted by President: Theodore Roosevelt ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 12/08/1908
• Recess Appointment date: 05/30/1908
• Seat vacated by: Hundley , Oscar
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 12/08/1908
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action: 12/14/1908
• Date of Termination: 03/03/1909
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Recess Appointment-Not Confirmed

Third Appointment of Oscar Richard Hundley

• Court Name: U. S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Promoted by President: William H. Taft ( Republican )
• Recess Appointment date: 03/06/1909
• Seat vacated by: Hundley , Oscar

Oscar Richard Hundley in the Law School

• Name of School: Vanderbilt University Law School
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1877

Oscar Richard Hundley Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Huntsville, Alabama, 1878-1907
• Division counsel, Nashville, Chattanooga, and St. Louis Railway, 1884-1907
• City attorney, Huntsville, Alabama, 1886-1890
• State representative, Alabama, 1886-1890
• State senator, Alabama, 1890-1898
• Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Alabama, 1906-1907
• President and general counsel, Sun Life Insurance Company, Birmingham, Alabama, 1913
• Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, December 3, 1907; no Senate vote
• Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, December 8, 1908; no Senate vote

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