Private practice, Norfolk, Virginia, 1894-1921 Delegate, Republican National Convention, 1904, 1908, 1912, 1916, 1920 U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, 1910-1913
Education
Name of School:
Washington and Lee University
Name of School - Second:
University of Virginia
Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
Court Name:
Virginia Eastern District Court
President Nominating:
Warren G. Harding
Party Affiliation of President:
Republican
Commission Date:
6/2/1921
Termination Date:
3/3/1931
Termination Reason:
Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Court Name - Second:
U. S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Court Name - Second:
District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals
Commission Date - Second:
2/21/1931
Termination Date - Second:
12/7/1937
Termination Reason - Second:
Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Court Name - Third:
U. S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Chief Justice