Richard Smith Whaley

Biography of Richard Smith Whaley

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Whaley
• First Name: Richard
• Middle Name: Smith
• Date of Birth: July , 15 , 1874
• Place of Birth (POB): Charleston , South Carolina (US-SC, SC, 45, S.C., S. Car.)
• Date of Death: November , 8 , 1951
• Place of Death (POD): Charleston , South Carolina (US-SC, SC, 45, S.C., S. Car.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Richard Smith Whaley Court Service Information

• Court Name: Court of Claims
• Court Type: Court of Claims
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Herbert Hoover ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 05/23/1930
• Seat vacated by: Graham , Samuel J.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 05/23/1930
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 05/28/1930
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 06/02/1930
• Commission Date: 06/02/1930
• Date of Termination: 06/27/1939
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Second Appointment of Richard Smith Whaley

• Court Name: Court of Claims, Chief Justice
• Court Type: Court of Claims
• Promoted by President: Franklin D. Roosevelt ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 06/23/1939
• Seat vacated by: Booth , Fenton W.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 06/23/1939
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action: 06/26/1939
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 06/26/1939
• Commission Date: 06/27/1939
• Retirement from Active Service: 07/09/1947
• Date of Termination: 11/08/1951
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Richard Smith Whaley in the Law School

• Name of School: University of Virginia School of Law
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1897

Richard Smith Whaley Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Charleston, South Carolina, 1897-1913, 1921-1923
• State representative, South Carolina, 1900-1913; speaker, 1907-1910
• U.S. representative from South Carolina, 1913-1921
• Chairman, District of Columbia Rent Commission, 1923-1925
• Commissioner, Court of Claims, 1925-1930

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