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Charles Henry Simonton
Charles Henry Simonton (1829-1904) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit. He joined the court in 1893 after being nominated by President Grover Cleveland. Simonton died on April 25th, 1904.
Early life and education
Professional career
- Private practice, Charleston, South Carolina, 1851-1886
- Assistant clerk, South Carolina House of Representatives, 1851-1852
- Member, South Carolina House of Representatives, 1858-1862, 1865-1866, 1877-1886
- Confederate Army Colonel, 1861-1865[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
Fourth Circuit
Simonton was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit.
He was nominated by President Grover Cleveland on December 11, 1893. He was confirmed by the Senate on December 19, 1893, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on April 25, 1904.[1]
District of South Carolina
Charles Henry Simonton was previously a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina.
He received a recess appointment from President Grover Cleveland on September 3, 1886 and was nominated on December 9th. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 13, 1887, and received commission that same day. He served on this court until December 28, 1893.[1] Simonton was succeeded in this position by William Hiram Brawley.
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Simonton Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: George Seabrook Bryan |
District of South Carolina 1887–1893 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: William Hiram Brawley |
| Preceded by: Hugh Lennox Bond |
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals 1893–1904 |
Succeeded by: Jeter Connelly Pritchard
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Timothy M. Cain • David Norton (South Carolina judge) • Bruce Hendricks • Richard Mark Gergel • Mary Geiger Lewis • Jacquelyn Austin • Donald Coggins Jr. • Sherri Lydon • Joseph Dawson (South Carolina) | ||
| Senior judges |
Joseph Anderson • Henry Herlong • Cameron Currie • Terry Wooten • Robert Harwell • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Robert Buchanan • Paige Jones Gossett • Thomas Rogers • Shiva Hodges • Kevin McDonald (South Carolina) • Kaymani West • Mary Gordon Baker • Molly Cherry • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Thomas Bee • William Drayton • John Drayton • Thomas Lee • Robert Budd Gilchrist • Andrew Gordon Magrath • George Seabrook Bryan • William Hiram Brawley • Clyde Hamilton • William Traxler • Dennis Shedd • Charles Henry Simonton • Henry Augustus Middleton Smith • Joseph Travis Johnson • George Anderson • Patrick Duffy • Margaret Seymour • Henry Floyd • Henry Hitt Watkins • Ernest Ford Cochran • Robert Chapman • John Lyles Glenn • Francis Kerschner Myers • Charles Wyche • Falcon Hawkins • Robert Hemphill • Donald S. Russell • Charles Simons • Charles Weston Houck • Matthew Perry • George Timmerman • Julius Waring • William Walter Wilkins • Ashton Williams • J. Michelle Childs • James Robert Martin, Jr. • A. Marvin Quattlebaum Jr. • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
David Norton (South Carolina judge) • Joseph Anderson • Margaret Seymour • Terry Wooten • Robert Harwell • Falcon Hawkins • Robert Hemphill • Charles Simons • Solomon Blatt • Charles Weston Houck • James Robert Martin, Jr. • | ||
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| 1886 | |||
| 1887 | |||
| 1888 |
Allen • Fuller • Jenkins • Lacombe • Lamar • Maxey • Montgomery • Philips | ||
| 1893 |
Alvey • Bellinger • Bingham • Lurton • Morris • Seaman • Shepard • Simonton | ||
| 1894 | |||
| 1895 | |||
| 1896 |
Brown • Carland • Kirkpatrick • Lochren • Marshall • McHugh • Rogers | ||
| 1897 | |||
