William Rufus Day

Biography of William Rufus Day

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Day
• First Name: William
• Middle Name: Rufus
• Date of Birth: April , 7 , 1849
• Place of Birth (POB): Ravenna , Ohio (US-OH, OH, 39, Ohio, Ohio O., Oh.)
• Date of Death: July , 9 , 1923
• Place of Death (POD): Mackinac Island , Michigan (US-MI, MI, 26, MC, Mich.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

William Rufus Day Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit
• Court Type: United States Circuit Court (1869)
• Appointment under the Presidency of: William McKinley ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 02/25/1899
• New Seat
• Authorization legislation: 30 Stat. 803
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 02/25/1899
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 02/28/1899
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 02/28/1899
• Commission Date: 02/28/1899
• Date of Termination: 02/23/1903
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Second Appointment of William Rufus Day

• Court Name: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
• Court Type: United States Court of Appeals
• Promoted by President: William McKinley ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 02/25/1899
• New Seat
• Authorization legislation: 30 Stat. 803
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 02/25/1899
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action: 02/28/1899
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 02/28/1899
• Commission Date: 02/28/1899
• Date of Termination: 02/23/1903
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Third Appointment of William Rufus Day

• Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
• Court Type: United States Supreme Court (USSC or “SCOTUS”)
• Promoted by President: Theodore Roosevelt ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 02/19/1903
• Seat vacated by: Shiras, Jr. , George
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 02/19/1903
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 02/23/1903
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 02/23/1903
• Commission Date: 02/23/1903

William Rufus Day in the Law School

• Name of School: University of Michigan
• Degree: Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
• Law Degree Year: 1870

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): University of Michigan

Third Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Read law
• Law Degree Year: 1871

William Rufus Day Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Canton, Ohio, 1872-1897, 1899
• Judge, Ohio Court of Common Pleas, Ninth Judicial District, 1886-1887
• Assistant secretary of state, 1897-1898
• Secretary of State, 1898
• Chairman, U.S. delegation to Paris Peace Conference with Spain, 1898-1899
• Umpire, Mixed Claims Commission to Adjudicate War Claims against Germany, 1922-1923
• Recess appointment to U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, 1889; declined
  

  Bankruptcy and Magistrate service

  Allotment as Circuit Justice:

• Seventh Circuit, March 9, 1903-March 17, 1912
• Sixth Circuit, March 18, 1912-November 13, 1922

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