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Edward Day
Edward William Day (1901-1985) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island. He joined the court in 1953 after a recess appointment from Dwight Eisenhower. He assumed senior status on March 19, 1976, and served in that post until his death on October 22, 1985.[1]
Early life and education
- Brown University, Ph.B., 1922
- Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1925[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Providence, Rhode Island, 1925-1930
- Clerk, Eighth District Court of Rhode Island, 1929-1930
- First assistant state attorney general, Rhode Island, 1930-1933
- City solicitor, Cranston, Rhode Island, 1935-1943
- Chairman, Rhode Island Civil Service Commission, 1939-1941[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
District of Rhode Island
Day was given a recess appointment by President Dwight Eisenhower on November 10, 1953, to a seat vacated by Edward Leahy; he was nominated on January 11, 1954 confirmed by the Senate on February 9th, and received his commission that same day. He served as chief judge from 1966-1971. He assumed senior status on March 19, 1976, and served in that post until his death on October 22, 1985. Day was succeeded in this position by Francis Boyle.[1]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Biography of Benjamin Bourne from the Federal Judicial Center
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Edward Leahy |
District of Rhode Island 1954–1976 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Francis Boyle
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| 1953 |
Boldt • Bruchhausen • Cecil • Dawkins, Jr. • Grooms • Hamlin • Hoffman • Knoch • Schnackenberg • Warren • Willson | ||
| 1954 |
Aldrich • Anderson • Bastian • Bicks • Bootle • Boreman • Breitenstein • Brooks • Cecil • Chambers • Choate • Christensen • Connell • Danaher • Dawson • Day • Fee • Freeman • Halbert • Harlan • Hincks • Hoffman • Holder • Hunter • Ingraham • Laramore • Kent • Lemmon • Lord • McGarraghy • Mickelson • Miller • Palmieri • Parkinson • Rogers • Ross • Stewart • Taylor • Thomsen • Tuttle • Van Oosterhout • Vogel • Walsh • Whittaker • Wilson | ||
| 1955 |
Alger • Brown • Cameron • Clarke • Davies • Devitt • East • Estes • Grubb • Harlan • Jertberg • Jones • Lumbard • McIlvaine • Miller • Register • Sorg • Van Dusen • Waterman • Watkins • Wortendyke • Wright | ||
| 1956 |
Barnes • Bryan • Burger • Cashin • Hamley • Herlands • Johnson • Juergens • Kerr • Kraft • Levet • Lewis • Lieb • Mercer • Morgan • Rich • Rizley • Robinson • Smith • Sobeloff • Weick • Whittaker | ||
| 1957 |
Arraj • Breitenstein • Brennan • Egan • Gignoux • Grant • Hastings • Haynsworth • Hicklin • Jameson • Layton • Moore • O'Sullivan • Parkinson • Richardson • Sirica • Stanley • Thompson • Van Pelt • Weber • Whittaker • Wisdom • Zavatt | ||
| 1958 |
Beck • Burke • Carswell • Clayton • Hamlin • Henley • Jertberg • Knoch • Martin • Matthes • Miner • Morrill • Poos • Robson • Stanley • Steel • Stewart • Wollenberg | ||
| 1959 |
Aldrich • Bartels • Blackmun • Boreman • Butler • Castle • Cecil • Crocker • Dalton • Field • Fisher • Forman • Friendly • Hart • Henderson • Henley • Julian • Kalbfleisch • Kilkenny • Koelsch • Kunzel • MacMahon • Merrill • Metzner • Powell • Smith • Sweigert • Walsh • Weick • Weinman • Wood • Worley • Young | ||
| 1960 |
Caffrey • Chilson • Durfee • Hodge • Kaess • Lane • Lewis • Mishler • O'Sullivan • Paul • Smith • Stephenson • Tavares • Timbers | ||
Federal courts:
First Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Rhode Island • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Rhode Island
State courts:
Rhode Island Supreme Court • Rhode Island Superior Court • Rhode Island District Court • Rhode Island Family Court • Rhode Island Workers' Compensation Court • Rhode Island Traffic Tribunal
State resources:
Courts in Rhode Island • Rhode Island judicial elections • Judicial selection in Rhode Island
