David Davis
Biography of David Davis
Biographic Details
- Family Name (Surname): Davis
- First Name: David
- Date of Birth: March , 9 , 1815
- Place of Birth (POB): Cecil County , Maryland (US-MD, MD, 24, Md.)
- Date of Death: June , 26 , 1886
- Place of Death (POD): Bloomington , Illinois (US-IL, IL, 17, Ill., Il., Ills., Ill's)
- Gender Identity: Male
- Race or Ethnicity: White
David Davis Court Service Information
- Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
- Court Type: United States Supreme Court (USSC)
- Appointment under the Presidency of: Abraham Lincoln ( Republican )
- Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 12/01/1862
- Judicial Recess Appointment date: 10/17/1862
- Seat vacated by: Campbell , John
- Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 12/03/1862
- Committee action: Reported Without Recommendation
- Committee action date: 12/05/1862
- Senate voice vote?: Yes
- Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 12/08/1862
- Commission Date: 12/08/1862
- Date of Termination: 03/04/1877
- Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Resignation
David Davis in the Law School
- Name of School: Kenyon College
- Degree: Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
- Law Degree Year: 1832
Second Law School Attendance
- Law Degree (Name of School): Read law
- Law Degree Year: 1834
Third Law School Attendance
- Law Degree (Name of School): Yale Law School
David Davis Career Path
Employment:
- Private practice, Pekin, Illinois, 1835-1836
- Private practice, Bloomington, Illinois, 1836-1848
- State representative, Illinois, 1844
- Delegate, Illinois constitutional convention, 1847
- Judge, Illinois Circuit Court, Eighth Judicial Circuit, 1848-1862
- U.S. senator from Illinois, 1877-1883
Bankruptcy and Magistrate service
Allotment as Circuit Justice:
- Eighth Circuit, October 29, 1862-April 7, 1867
- Seventh Circuit, April 8, 1867-March 4, 1877
Resources
Bibliographic references of David Davis
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