David Josiah Brewer

Biography of David Josiah Brewer

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Brewer
• First Name: David
• Middle Name: Josiah
• Date of Birth: June , 20 , 1837
• Place of Birth (POB): Smyrna , Asia Minor
• Date of Death: March , 28 , 1910
• Place of Death (POD): Washington , District of Columbia (US-DC, DC, 11, D.C., Wash. D.C.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

David Josiah Brewer Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States Circuit Courts for the Eighth Circuit
• Court Type: United States Circuit Court (1869)
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Chester A. Arthur ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 03/25/1884
• Seat vacated by: McCrary , George Washington
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 03/25/1884
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 03/28/1884
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 03/31/1884
• Commission Date: 03/31/1884
• Date of Termination: 01/06/1890
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Second Appointment of David Josiah Brewer

• Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
• Court Type: United States Supreme Court (USSC or “SCOTUS”)
• Promoted by President: Benjamin Harrison ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 12/04/1889
• Seat vacated by: Matthews , Stanley
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 12/04/1889
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action: 12/16/1889
• Senate voice vote?: No
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 12/18/1889
• Commission Date: 12/18/1889
• Date of Termination: 03/28/1910
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

David Josiah Brewer in the Law School

• Name of School: Yale College
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1856

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Read law
• Law Degree Year: 1857

Third Law School Attendance

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

David Josiah Brewer Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Leavenworth, Kansas, 1858-1861
• Commissioner, U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Kansas, 1861-1862
• Judge, Leavenworth County [Kansas] Probate and Criminal Courts, 1862-1865
• Judge, Kansas District Court, First Judicial District, 1865-1869
• City attorney, Leavenworth, Kansas, 1869-1870
• Justice, Kansas Supreme Court, 1870-1884
  

  Bankruptcy and Magistrate service

  Allotment as Circuit Justice:

• Sixth Circuit, March 10, 1890-January 18, 1891
• Eighth Circuit, November 3, 1890-March 28, 1910
• Ninth Circuit, December 13, 1897-February 20, 1898
• Seventh Circuit, September 2, 1907-October 14, 1907

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