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Charles Edwin Wolverton
Charles Edwin Wolverton (1851-1926) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Oregon.
He received a recess appointment from President Theodore Roosevelt on November 20, 1905 to fill a seat vacated by Charles Byron Bellinger. On December 5, 1905, he was nominated. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 10, 1906, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on September 21, 1926. Wolverton was succeeded in this position by John Hugh McNary.
Early life and education
- Christian College, Monmouth, Oregon, B.S., 1871
- Christian College, Monmouth, Oregon, A.B., 1872
- Kentucky University, LL.B., 1874
Professional career
- Private practice, Albany, Oregon, 1874-1894
- Justice, Supreme Court of Oregon, 1894-1905
- Chief Justice, 1898-1900, 1904-1905
Judicial nominations and appointments
District of Oregon
Wolverton received a recess appointment from President Theodore Roosevelt on November 20, 1905 to fill a seat vacated by Charles Byron Bellinger.[1] On December 5, 1905, he was nominated. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 10, 1906, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on September 21, 1926. Wolverton was succeeded in this position by John Hugh McNary.
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Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Charles Byron Bellinger |
District of Oregon 1906–1926 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: John Hugh McNary
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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 | |||
