Robert Morris Montgomery

Biography of Robert Morris Montgomery

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Montgomery
• First Name: Robert
• Middle Name: Morris
• Date of Birth: May , 12 , 1849
• Place of Birth (POB): Eaton Rapids , Michigan (US-MI, MI, 26, MC, Mich.)
• Date of Death: June , 27 , 1920
• Place of Death (POD): Eaton Rapids , Michigan (US-MI, MI, 26, MC, Mich.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Robert Morris Montgomery Court Service Information

• Court Name: Chief Judge, United States Court of Customs Appeals (later Customs and Patent Appeals)
• Court Type: United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
• Appointment under the Presidency of: William H. Taft ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 03/09/1910
• New Seat
• Authorization legislation: 36 Stat. 11
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 03/09/1910
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 03/28/1910
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 03/30/1910
• Commission Date: 03/30/1910
• Date of Termination: 06/27/1920
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Robert Morris Montgomery in the Law School

• Name of School: Read law
• Law Degree Year: 1870

Robert Morris Montgomery Career Path

Employment:

• U.S. Army, Seventh Michigan Cavalry, 1864
• Private practice, Pentwater, Michigan, 1871-1873
• Assistant assessor of internal revenue, State of Michigan, 1873
• Prosecutor, Oceana County, Michigan, 1873-1877
• Private practice, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1877, 1888-1891
• Assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of Michigan, 1877-1881
• Judge, Michigan Circuit Court, Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, 1881-1888
• Justice, Michigan Supreme Court, 1892-1910; chief justice, 1900-1901, 1910

Resources

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