William Mershon Lanning

Biography of William Mershon Lanning

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Lanning
• First Name: William
• Middle Name: Mershon
• Date of Birth: January , 1 , 1849
• Place of Birth (POB): Mercer County , New Jersey (US-NJ, NJ, 34, N.J.)
• Date of Death: February , 16 , 1912
• Place of Death (POD): Trenton , New Jersey (US-NJ, NJ, 34, N.J.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

William Mershon Lanning Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, District of New Jersey
• 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): 12/06/1904
• Judicial Recess Appointment date: 06/01/1904
• Seat vacated by: Kirkpatrick , Andrew
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 12/06/1904
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 12/12/1904
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 12/13/1904
• Commission Date: 12/13/1904
• Date of Termination: 05/24/1909
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Second Appointment of William Mershon Lanning

• Court Name: United States Circuit Courts for the Third Circuit
• Court Type: United States Circuit Court (1869)
• Promoted by President: William H. Taft ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 05/06/1909
• Seat vacated by: Dallas , George Mifflin
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 05/06/1909
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action: 05/17/1909
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 05/18/1909
• Commission Date: 05/18/1909
• Date of Termination: 12/31/1911
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Abolition of Court

Third Appointment of William Mershon Lanning

• Court Name: U. S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
• Court Type: United States Court of Appeals
• Promoted by President: William H. Taft ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 05/06/1909
• Seat vacated by: Dallas , George Mifflin
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 05/06/1909
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 05/17/1909
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 05/18/1909
• Commission Date: 05/18/1909

William Mershon Lanning in the Law School

• Name of School: Read law
• Law Degree Year: 1880

William Mershon Lanning Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Trenton, New Jersey, 1880-
• City solicitor, Trenton, New Jersey, 1884-1887
• Judge, Trenton [New Jersey] City District Court, 1887-1891
• U.S. representative from New Jersey, 1903-1904

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