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Bailey Aldrich
Bailey Aldrich (1907-2002) was a federal judge for the First Circuit and the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. He joined the First Circuit in 1959 after an appointment from Dwight Eisenhower. He joined the District of Massachusetts in 1954 after an appointment from Dwight Eisenhower. Prior to service he was a private practice attorney. He assumed senior status on August 31, 1972 and served until his death on September 25, 2002.[1]
Early life and education
- Harvard University, A.B., 1928
- Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1932[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1932-1954.[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
First Circuit
Nominated by Dwight Eisenhower, Aldrich filled a seat vacated by Calvert Magruder in this new appointment. He was confirmed by the Senate on September 9, 1959, and received his commission on September 10th. He served as chief judge from 1965-1972, assumed senior status on August 31, 1972. He continued service until his death on September 25, 2002.He was succeeded to this position by Levin Hicks Campbell.[1]
District of Massachusetts
President Dwight Eisenhower nominated Judge Bailey to the District of Massachusetts on April 1, 1954, to a new seat created by 68 Stat. 8. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 23, 1954, and received his commission on April 27, 1954. His service on the court ended on September 14, 1959, following a February 26, 1959 appointment by Dwight Eisenhower to the First Circuit. Aldrich was succeeded in this position by Anthony Julian.[1]
See also
External links
- Biography at the Federal Judicial Center.
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by: NA - new seat |
District of Massachusetts 1954–1959 Seat #5 |
Succeeded by: Anthony Julian |
| Preceded by: Calvert Magruder |
First Circuit 1959–1972 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Levin Hicks Campbell
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: David Barron • Gustavo Gelpí • Lara Montecalvo • Julie Rikelman • Seth Aframe | ||
| Senior judges |
Levin Hicks Campbell • Jeffrey R. Howard • Kermit Lipez • Sandra Lea Lynch • O. Rogeriee Thompson • William Kayatta • | ||
| Former judges | Stephen Breyer • David Souter • Norman Stahl • Bruce Marshall Selya • Michael Boudin • Juan Torruella • Hugh Bownes • Benjamin Bourne • John A. Lowell • Jeremiah Smith • John Lowell (federal judge, 1865-1884) • George Foster Shepley • LeBaron Bradford Colt • William LeBaron Putnam • Francis Cabot Lowell • Frederic Dodge • James Madison Morton • William Schofield • George Weston Anderson • George Hutchins Bingham • Charles Fletcher Johnson • Scott Wilson (Maine) • John Christopher Mahoney • Calvert Magruder • Bailey Aldrich • John Patrick Hartigan • Frank Coffin • Edward McEntee • Peter Woodbury • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Stephen Breyer • Levin Hicks Campbell • Jeffrey R. Howard • Michael Boudin • Juan Torruella • Sandra Lea Lynch • Calvert Magruder • Bailey Aldrich • Frank Coffin • Peter Woodbury • | ||
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| 1953 |
Boldt • Bruchhausen • Cecil • Dawkins, Jr. • Grooms • Hamlin • Hoffman • Knoch • Schnackenberg • Warren • Willson | ||
| 1954 |
Aldrich • Anderson • Bastian • Bicks • Bootle • Boreman • Breitenstein • Brooks • Cecil • Chambers • Choate • Christensen • Connell • Danaher • Dawson • Day • Fee • Freeman • Halbert • Harlan • Hincks • Hoffman • Holder • Hunter • Ingraham • Laramore • Kent • Lemmon • Lord • McGarraghy • Mickelson • Miller • Palmieri • Parkinson • Rogers • Ross • Stewart • Taylor • Thomsen • Tuttle • Van Oosterhout • Vogel • Walsh • Whittaker • Wilson | ||
| 1955 |
Alger • Brown • Cameron • Clarke • Davies • Devitt • East • Estes • Grubb • Harlan • Jertberg • Jones • Lumbard • McIlvaine • Miller • Register • Sorg • Van Dusen • Waterman • Watkins • Wortendyke • Wright | ||
| 1956 |
Barnes • Bryan • Burger • Cashin • Hamley • Herlands • Johnson • Juergens • Kerr • Kraft • Levet • Lewis • Lieb • Mercer • Morgan • Rich • Rizley • Robinson • Smith • Sobeloff • Weick • Whittaker | ||
| 1957 |
Arraj • Breitenstein • Brennan • Egan • Gignoux • Grant • Hastings • Haynsworth • Hicklin • Jameson • Layton • Moore • O'Sullivan • Parkinson • Richardson • Sirica • Stanley • Thompson • Van Pelt • Weber • Whittaker • Wisdom • Zavatt | ||
| 1958 |
Beck • Burke • Carswell • Clayton • Hamlin • Henley • Jertberg • Knoch • Martin • Matthes • Miner • Morrill • Poos • Robson • Stanley • Steel • Stewart • Wollenberg | ||
| 1959 |
Aldrich • Bartels • Blackmun • Boreman • Butler • Castle • Cecil • Crocker • Dalton • Field • Fisher • Forman • Friendly • Hart • Henderson • Henley • Julian • Kalbfleisch • Kilkenny • Koelsch • Kunzel • MacMahon • Merrill • Metzner • Powell • Smith • Sweigert • Walsh • Weick • Weinman • Wood • Worley • Young | ||
| 1960 |
Caffrey • Chilson • Durfee • Hodge • Kaess • Lane • Lewis • Mishler • O'Sullivan • Paul • Smith • Stephenson • Tavares • Timbers | ||
Federal courts:
First Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Massachusetts • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Massachusetts
State courts:
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court • Massachusetts Appeals Court • Massachusetts Superior Courts • Massachusetts District Courts • Massachusetts Housing Courts • Massachusetts Juvenile Courts • Massachusetts Land Courts • Massachusetts Probate and Family Courts • Boston Municipal Courts, Massachusetts
State resources:
Courts in Massachusetts • Massachusetts judicial elections • Judicial selection in Massachusetts
