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William Henry Hunt

1857–1949 · New Orleans, LA

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. District Court for the District of MontanaJudgeTheodore Roosevelt (Republican)Apr 19, 1904Appointment to Another Judicial Position, Apr 9, 1910
U.S. Court of Customs Appeals (later U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals)Associate JudgeWilliam H. Taft (Republican)Mar 30, 1910Appointment to Another Judicial Position, Feb 8, 1911
U.S. Circuit Courts for the Ninth CircuitJudgeWilliam H. Taft (Republican)Jan 31, 1911Abolition of Court, Dec 31, 1911
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJudgeWilliam H. Taft (Republican)Jan 31, 1911Retirement, Nov 30, 1928

Education

  • Read law, 1880

Professional Career

Private practice, Fort Benton, Montana Territory, 1880-1887; Collector of customs, Montana and Idaho Territories, 1881-1885; Delegate, Montana constitutional convention, 1884; Attorney general, Montana Territory, 1885-1887; State representative, Montana, 1889; Judge, Montana District Court, First Judicial District, 1889-1894; Justice, Montana Supreme Court, 1894-1900; Secretary, Puerto Rico, 1900-1901; Governor, Puerto Rico, 1901-1904; Private practice, San Francisco, California, 1928-1942

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 1,294 opinions from 1895 to 2011

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