John Emmett Carland

1853–1922 · Oswego County, NY

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. District Court for the District of South DakotaJudgeGrover Cleveland (Democratic)Dec 15, 1896Appointment to Another Judicial Position, Feb 6, 1911
U.S. Circuit Courts for the Eighth CircuitJudgeWilliam H. Taft (Republican)Jan 31, 1911Abolition of Court, Dec 31, 1911
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth CircuitJudgeWilliam H. Taft (Republican)Jan 31, 1911Death, Nov 11, 1922

Education

  • University of Michigan
  • Read law, 1877

Professional Career

Private practice, Bismark, Dakota Territory, 1877-; City attorney, Bismark, Dakota Territory; County attorney, Burleigh County, Dakota Territory; U.S. attorney for the Dakota Territory, 1885-1888; Private practice, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 1889-1895; Special assistant, U.S. attorney, District of South Dakota

Other Federal Judicial Service

  • Judge, Commerce Court. Nominated by William H. Taft on December 12, 1910, to a new seat authorized by 36 Stat. 539. Confirmed by the Senate on January 31, 1911, and received commission on January 31, 1911. Service terminated on December 13, 1913, due to abolition of the court.

Opinions on This Site

Showing 100 of 403 opinions from 1902 to 1922

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