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Connally Findlay Trigg
Connally Findlay Trigg (1810-1880) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western, Middle and Eastern Districts of Tennessee.
He was nominated by President Abraham Lincoln on July 16, 1862. He was confirmed by the Senate on July 17, 1862, and received commission that same day. He served on the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee until June 14, 1878, when he was assigned to another court. He served on the United States District Court for the Middle and Eastern Districts of Tennessee until his death on April 25, 1880.[1] Trigg was succeeded in this position by David McKendree Key.
Early life and education
- Read law, 1833[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Abingdon, Virginia, -1856
- Member, Abingdon Town Council, Virginia, 1835-
- Clerk, Washington County Court, Abingdon, Virginia, 1838-1852
- Private practice, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1856-1861[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
Eastern, Western, and Middle Districts of Tennessee
Trigg was nominated by President Abraham Lincoln on July 16, 1862. He was confirmed by the Senate on July 17, 1862, and received commission that same day. He served on the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee until June 14, 1878, when he was assigned to another court. He served on the United States District Court for the Middle and Eastern Districts of Tennessee until his death on April 25, 1880.[1] Trigg was succeeded in this position by David McKendree Key.
External links
- Biography from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- Connally Findlay Trigg's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: West Hughes Humphreys |
Eastern District of Tennessee 1878–1880 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: David McKendree Key |
| Preceded by: West Hughes Humphreys |
Middle District of Tennessee 1878–1880 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: David McKendree Key |
| Preceded by: West Hughes Humphreys |
Western District of Tennessee 1878–1880 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: David McKendree Key
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| 1861 | |||
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| 1863 |
Cartter • Field • Field • Fisher • Olin • Peck • Wilmot • Withey | ||
| 1864 |
Boynton • Busteed • Caldwell • Chase • Delahay • Durell • McDonald • Underwood • White • Wylie | ||
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: William L. Campbell Jr. • Aleta Trauger • Waverly D. Crenshaw Jr. • Eli Richardson | ||
| Senior judges |
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| Magistrate judges | Barbara Holmes • Alistair Newbern • Chip Frensley • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Todd Campbell • Thomas Wiseman • John Nixon • Robert Echols • Morgan Welles Brown • West Hughes Humphreys • Connally Findlay Trigg • William E. Miller • David McKendree Key • Charles Dickens Clark • Edward Terry Sanford • John Gore • Xenophon Hicks • Leslie Darr • Elmer Davies • Leland Clure Morton • Thomas Higgins (Tennessee) • Frank Gray • Kevin Hunter Sharp • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Thomas Wiseman • John Nixon • Robert Echols • William E. Miller • Elmer Davies • Leland Clure Morton • Frank Gray • Waverly D. Crenshaw Jr. • | ||
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Travis Randall McDonough • Thomas Varlan • Clifton L. Corker • Charles Atchley • Katherine Crytzer | ||
| Senior judges |
Curtis Collier • Robert Leon Jordan • J. Ronnie Greer (Federal Judge) • Thomas W. Phillips • Robert Allan Edgar (Tennessee) • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Susan K. Lee (Tennessee) • Christopher H. Steger • Cynthia Wyrick • Debra Poplin • Jill McCook • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Harry Mattice • John McNairy • Morgan Welles Brown • Herbert Milburn • West Hughes Humphreys • Connally Findlay Trigg • David McKendree Key • Charles Dickens Clark • Edward Terry Sanford • Xenophon Hicks • George Caldwell Taylor • Leslie Darr • Frank Wiley Wilson • Thomas Hull • James Jarvis (Tennessee) • Charles Neese • Robert Taylor (Tennessee) • Pamela L. Reeves • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
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