Elijah Prettyman
Elijah Barrett Prettyman (1891-1971) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Prettyman was nominated by President Harry Truman on September 12, 1945, to a seat vacated by Justin Miller; he was confirmed by the Senate on September 24, 1945, and received commission on September 28th. He served as chief judge from 1958-1960. He assumed senior status on April 16, 1962, and served in that capacity until his death on August 4, 1971.[1]
Early life and education
- Randolph-Macon College, B.A., 1910
- Randolph-Macon College, A.M., 1911
- Georgetown University Law School, LL.B., 1915[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Hopewell, Virginia, 1915-1917
- U.S. Army Captain, 1917-1919
- Special attorney, Internal Revenue Department, Washington, DC, and New York City, 1919-1920
- Private practice, Chicago, Washington, DC, and New York City, 1920-1933
- General counsel, Bureau of Internal Revenue, Washington, DC, 1933-1934
- Corporation counsel, Washington, DC, 1934-1936
- Private practice, Washington, DC, and Hartford, Connecticut, 1936-1945[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
District of Columbia
Prettyman was nominated by President Harry Truman on September 12, 1945, to a seat vacated by Justin Miller; he was confirmed by the Senate on September 24, 1945, and received commission on September 28th. He served as chief judge from 1958-1960. He assumed senior status on April 16, 1962, and served in that capacity until his death on August 4, 1971.[1]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Elijah Prettyman's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Justin Miller |
District of Columbia 1945–1962 |
Succeeded by: '
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| 1945 |
Burton • Clark • Donovan • Gilliam • Gourley • Holtzoff • Koscinski • Madden • Mathes • Mellott • S. Miller • W. Miller • Mollison • O'Connell • Orr • Prettyman • Rice | ||
| 1946 |
Curran • Driver • Follmer • Harris • Kalodner • Kampf • Keech • Levin • Lynne • McGranery • Murphy • Rodney • Scarlett • Shelbourne • Speakman • Starr • Vinson • Weinberger | ||
| 1947 |
Bryan, Sr. • Christenberry • Clifford • Collet • Dooley • Harper • Howell • Johnson • Jones • Lemmon • Medina • Rayfiel • Ryan • Thomason | ||
| 1948 |
Harper • Henderson • Johnson • Kaufman • Proctor • Rao • Stephens • Tamm | ||
| 1949 |
Allred • Andrews • Bazelon • Borah • Burns • Carter • Clark • Clary • Conger • Connally • Duffy • Erskine • Fahy • Finnegan • Foley • Ford • Gibson • Grim • Hastie • Hatch • Hill • Hooper • Kaufman • Kirkland • Lindley • Matthews • McCarthy • McGohey • McLaughlin • Minton • Murray • Noonan • Pickett • Platt • Pope • Ritter • Russell • Solomon • Sugarman • Swaim • Switzer • Taylor • Tehan • Thornton • Warlick • Washington • Westover • Wright | ||
| 1950 |
Bastian • Byrne, Sr. • Carter • Knous • Marsh • Murphy • Simpson • Staley • Steckler • Strum • Wallace • Weinfeld • Whitehurst • Worley | ||
| 1951 |
Dimock • Edelstein • Hartigan • Hartshorne • Leahy • Lindberg • McNamee • Medina • Modarelli • Murphy • Perry • Rives • Sheehy • Sloan • Stewart • Thomas • Tolin • Youngdahl | ||
| 1952 | |||
