Andrew Wylie
Biography of Andrew Wylie
Biographic Details
- Family Name (Surname): Wylie
- First Name: Andrew
- Date of Birth: February , 25 , 1814
- Place of Birth (POB): Connorsburg , Pennsylvania (US-PA, PA, 42, Pa., Penn., Penna.)
- Date of Death: August , 1 , 1905
- Place of Death (POD): Washington , District of Columbia (US-DC, DC, 11, D.C., Wash. D.C.)
- Gender Identity: Male
- Race or Ethnicity: White
Andrew Wylie Court Service Information
- Court Name: United States District Court for the District of Columbia [Supreme Court of the District of Columbia]
- Court Type: United States District Court
- Appointment under the Presidency of: Abraham Lincoln ( Republican )
- Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 01/05/1864
- Judicial Recess Appointment date: 03/18/1863
- New Seat
- Authorization legislation: 12 Stat. 762
- Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 01/07/1864
- Committee action: Reported Without Recommendation
- Committee action date: 01/18/1864
- Senate voice vote?: No
- Senate vote Yes/No: 30/Twelve
- Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 01/20/1864
- Commission Date: 01/20/1864
- Date of Termination: 05/01/1885
- Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Retirement
Andrew Wylie in the Law School
- Name of School: Indiana College (now Indiana University)
- Law Degree Year: 1832
Second Law School Attendance
- Law Degree (Name of School): Transylvania University
Third Law School Attendance
- Law Degree (Name of School): Read law
- Law Degree Year: 1837
Andrew Wylie Career Path
Employment:
- Private practice, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1837-1848
- City councilman, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- City attorney, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1845
- Private practice, Alexandria, Virginia, 1848-ca. 1861
- Private practice, Washington, D.C., ca. 1861-1863, 1885-1905
- Nominated to Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, March 10, 1863; confirmed, March 12, 1863; Senate voted to reconsider confirmation, March 13, 1863; no subsequent Senate vote
Resources
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