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Daniel Ringo
Daniel Ringo (1803-1873) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas.
He received a recess appointment from President Zachary Taylor on November 5, 1849. On December 21, 1849, he was officially nominated.[1] He was confirmed by the Senate on June 10, 1850, and received commission that same day. He was reassigned to the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas on March 3, 1851. He resigned on May 6, 1861. Ringo was succeeded in this position by Henry Clay Caldwell. Ringo died on September 3rd, 1873.
Early life and education
- Read law, 1830
Professional career
- Private practice, Little Rock, Arkansas Territory, 1830-1836
- Chief justice, Arkansas Supreme Court, 1836-1844
- Judge, Confederate Government, 1861-
- Private practice, Little Rock, Arkansas, 1865-1873
Judicial nominations and appointments
Eastern District of Arkansas
Ringo received a recess appointment from President Zachary Taylor on November 5, 1849. On December 21, 1849, he was officially nominated. He was confirmed by the Senate on June 10, 1850, and received commission that same day. He was reassigned to the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas on March 3, 1851. He resigned on May 6, 1861. Ringo was succeeded in this position by Henry Clay Caldwell.
External links
- Biography (dead link) from the Federal Judicial Center.
Footnotes
- ↑ Biography (dead link) from the Federal Judicial Center
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Eastern District of Arkansas 1851–1861 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Henry Clay Caldwell |
| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Western District of Arkansas 1851–1861 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Henry Clay Caldwell |
| Preceded by: Benjamin Johnson |
District of Arkansas 1850–1851 |
Succeeded by: '
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Brian Miller (Arkansas)Chief Judge: Kristine Gerhard Baker • D.P. Marshall Jr. • James Moody Jr. (Arkansas federal court judge) • Lee Rudofsky | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | J. Thomas Ray • Jerome Kearney • Joe J. Volpe • Patricia S. Harris • Edie Ervin • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
J. Leon Holmes • Garnett Eisele • William Wilson (Arkansas) • James M. Moody Sr. (Arkansas federal judge) • Henry Woods • William Overton • Richard Arnold (Arkansas) • Terry Shell • Daniel Ringo • Henry Clay Caldwell • John Williams (Arkansas) • Jacob Trieber • John Ellis Martineau • Thomas Trimble • Harry Lemley • Oren Harris • Jesse Henley • George Howard • Elsijane Roy • Stephen Reasoner • Gordon Young • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Garnett Eisele • D.P. Marshall Jr. • Thomas Trimble • Jesse Henley • Susan Webber Wright • Stephen Reasoner • | ||
