James Douglas Elliott
James Douglas Elliott (1859-1933) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota.
He was nominated by President William Howard Taft on May 25, 1911 to fill a seat vacated by John Emmett Carland. He was confirmed by the Senate on June 7, 1911, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on January 30, 1933.[1]
Early life and education
- Read law, 1884[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Tyndall, South Dakota, 1884-1910
- State's attorney, Bon Homme County, South Dakota, 1887-1891
- U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota, 1897-1907
- Counsel, C.M. & St. P. Railroad, Aberdeen, South Dakota, 1910-1911[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
District of South Dakota
Elliott was nominated by President William Howard Taft on May 25, 1911 to fill a seat vacated by John Emmett Carland. He was confirmed by the Senate on June 7, 1911, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on January 30, 1933.[1]
External links
- Biography (dead link) from "Who's Who in South Dakota" by O. W. Coursey (1913).
- James Douglas Elliott's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 James Douglas Elliott's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: John Emmett Carland |
District of South Dakota 1911–1933 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: '
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| 1909 |
Bean • Carpenter • Connor • Donworth • Grubb • Hand • Hundley • Lanning • Lurton • Orr • Purdy • Rellstab • Warrington • Willard | ||
| 1910 |
Archbald • Barber • Carland • Cooper • Denison • De Vries • Hollister • Hughes • Hunt • Killits • Knapp • Knappen • Lamar • Mack • Montgomery • Rasch • Rose • Russell • Smith • Van Devanter • Van Valkenburgh • White | ||
| 1911 |
Angell • Day • Denison • Elliott • Martin • Rudkin • Schofield • Sessions • H. Smith • W. Smith • Veeder • Whitmer • Youmans | ||
| 1912 |
Bourquin • Cheney • Cushman • Dodge • Geiger • Howard • Mayer • McPherson • Morton • Pitney • Pope • Sloan • Thompson • Tuttle • | ||
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| Active judges | |||
| Senior judges |
Karen Schreier • Charles Kornmann • Lawrence Piersol • Jeffrey Viken • | ||
| Magistrate judges | William D. Gerdes • Veronica Duffy • Mark Moreno • Daneta Wollmann • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Andrew Bogue • John B. Jones • Donald Porter • John Emmett Carland • Alonzo Jay Edgerton • James Douglas Elliott • Alfred Lee Wyman • John Beck • George Mickelson • Fred Nichol • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Karen Schreier • Lawrence Piersol • Richard Battey • Andrew Bogue • John B. Jones • Donald Porter • John Beck • George Mickelson • Fred Nichol • Jeffrey Viken • | ||
