William Joshua Allen
1829–1901 · Wilson County, TN
Judicial Service
| Court | Title | Appointed By | Commissioned | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois | Judge | Grover Cleveland (Democratic) | Jan 19, 1888 | Death, Jan 26, 1901 |
Education
- University of Louisville Law Department (now Louis D. Brandeis School of Law), LL.B., 1848
Professional Career
Enrolling and engrossing clerk, Illinois state legislature, 1849, 1851; Private practice, Metropolis, Illinois, 1849-1853; Prosecuting attorney, Twenty-Sixth Judicial Circuit, Illinois, 1853-1854; Private practice, Marion, Illinois, 1853-1862; State representative, Illinois, 1855; U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, 1855-1859; Judge, Illinois Circuit Court, Twenty-Sixth Judicial Circuit, 1859-1861; U.S. representative from Illinois, 1862-1865; Private practice, Cairo, Illinois, 1865-1874; Private practice, Carbondale, Illinois, 1874-1886; Private practice, Springfield, Illinois, 1886-1887
Opinions on This Site
21 opinions from 1883 to 1900
- Travelers' Protective Ass'n of America v. West 1900
- Union Nat. Bank of Chicago v. McKey 1900
- North Chicago St. Ry. Co. v. Burnham 1900
- Columbus Const. Co. v. Crane Co. 1900
- Rundell v. La Campagnie Generale Transatlantique 1900
- Wilson v. Merchants' Loan & Trust Co. of Chicago 1900
- United States Life Ins. v. Cable 1900
- Snow v. Laird 1900
- City of Chicago v. Baker 1900
- Columbus Const. Co. v. Crane Co. 1900
- Loring v. Hildreth 1898
- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. Haber 1896
- Dodge Manuf'g Co. v. Atkins 1894
- Thayer v. C. Hoffman & Son 1894
- Robbins v. Fitchburg Railroad 1894
- Lyceum v. City of Salem 1891
- Newton v. Tolles 1889
- Commonwealth v. Boston & Albany Railroad 1886
- Hurd v. Dunsmore 1884
- Ray v. Powers 1883
- Smith v. Wells 1883