Bernard Shandon Rodey
Bernard Shandon Rodey was an Article I federal judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. He joined the court in 1906 after being nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt. Rodey served until 1910 when he left for another appointment.[1] Rodey died on March 10, 1927.
Early life and education
Rodey earned his Read law through private study and was admitted to his first bar on December 11, 1883.[1]
Personal life
He married Minnie Connington with whom he had three children, Ellen, Pierce and Bernard.[1]
Professional career
- Private Practice, Rodey and Rodey, 1883 - 1887
- Albuquerque Town Attorney, 1887-1888
- Member, Territorial Legislature, 1888-1890
- Delegate, New Mexico State Constitutional Convention, 1890
- U.S. House of Representatives, 1900-1904
- United States Attorney for the Second Division in the Territory of Alaska, 1910-1913
- Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, Western District of Washington, 1912-1913
- Private Practice, 1913-1927[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
District of Puerto Rico
Rodey was nominated to the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico by Theodore Roosevelt on June 16, 1906 to a seat vacated by Charles Francis McKenna. Rodey served until 1910 when he left for another appointment. He was succeeded by John James Jenkins.[1]
Awards and associations
- Rodey is considered the "Father of the University of New Mexico" for his work drafting and passing the land grant for the university.[1]
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Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Charles Francis McKenna |
District of Puerto Rico 1906–1910 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: John James Jenkins
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| 1901 | |||
| 1902 |
Anderson • Burns • Coxe • Gould • Hale • Holmes • Platt • Ray • Townsend • Waite | ||
| 1903 |
Clabaugh • Day • Hay • Holt • Hook • McClelland • Morris • Pollock • Pritchard • Richards • Van Devanter • Daniel Wright • Francis Wright | ||
| 1904 |
Duell • Holland • Hunt • Lanning • Reed • Shepard • Stafford | ||
| 1905 |
Adams • Atkinson • Barney • Bethea • Booth • Cross • Dayton • Dodge • Finkelnburg • Kohlsaat • Landis • Lowell • McCall • McComas • Quarles • Sanborn • Seaman • Tayler • Whitson • Wolverton • Wright | ||
| 1906 |
Buffington • Chatfield • Ewing • Farrington • Hough • Knappen • Lewis • Martin • Moody • Peelle • Robb | ||
| 1907 |
Campbell • Cotteral • Dietrich • Dyer • Hundley • Munger • Noyes Saunders • Sheppard • Van Fleet • Van Orsdel • Ward | ||
| 1908 |
Chamberlain • Purdy • Sanford • Sater • Young | ||
| 1909 | |||
