William Henry Moody

Biography of William Henry Moody

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Moody
• First Name: William
• Middle Name: Henry
• Date of Birth: December , 23 , 1853
• Place of Birth (POB): Newbury , Massachusetts (US-MA, MA, 25, Mass.)
• Date of Death: July , 2 , 1917
• Place of Death (POD): Haverhill , Massachusetts (US-MA, MA, 25, Mass.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

William Henry Moody Court Service Information

• Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
• Court Type: United States Supreme Court (USSC)
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Theodore Roosevelt ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 12/03/1906
• Seat vacated by: Brown , Henry B.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 12/10/1906
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 12/10/1906
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 12/12/1906
• Commission Date: 12/12/1906
• Date of Termination: 11/19/1910
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Resignation

William Henry Moody in the Law School

• Name of School: Harvard College
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1876

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Harvard Law School

Third Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Read law
• Law Degree Year: 1878

William Henry Moody Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Essex County, Massachusetts, 1878-1890
• City solicitor, Haverhill, Massachusetts, 1888-1890
• U.S. attorney for the District of Massachusetts, 1890-1895
• U.S. representative from Massachusetts, 1895-1902
• Secretary of the Navy, 1902-1904
• Attorney General of the United States, 1904-1906

• Bankruptcy and Magistrate service

  Allotment as Circuit Justice:

• Third Circuit, December 24, 1906-November 19, 1910

Resources

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