John Bruce
John Bruce (1832-1901) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama.
He was nominated by President Ulysses Grant on February 23, 1875. He was confirmed by the Senate on February 27, 1875, and received commission that same day. He served on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama until August 2, 1886. He served on the Northern District of Alabama and the Middle District of Alabama until his death on October 1, 1901. Bruce was succeeded in this position by Thomas Goode Jones.
Early life and education
- Franklin College, A.B., 1854
- Read law, 1856
Professional career
- Private practice, Keokuk, Iowa, 1856-1862
- U.S. Army, 1862-1865
- Farmer, Prairie Bluff, Alabama, 1866-1872
- Alabama state representative, 1872-1874
Judicial nominations and appointments
Middle, Northern, and Southern Districts of Alabama
Bruce was nominated by President Ulysses Grant on February 23, 1875. He was confirmed by the Senate on February 27, 1875, and received commission that same day.[1] He served on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama until August 2, 1886. He served on the Northern District of Alabama and the Middle District of Alabama until his death on October 1, 1901. Bruce was succeeded in this position by Thomas Goode Jones.
External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
Footnotes
- ↑ Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
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| Preceded by: Richard Busteed |
Middle District of Alabama 1875–1901 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Thomas Goode Jones |
| Preceded by: Richard Busteed |
Northern District of Alabama 1875–1901 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Thomas Goode Jones |
| Preceded by: Richard Busteed |
Southern District of Alabama 1875–1886 Seat #1 |
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| 1869 |
Dillon • Drummond • Gresham • Hillyer • McKennan • Shepley • Woodruff • Woods | ||
| 1870 |
Blodgett • Bond • Bradley • Charles Daniel Drake • Emmons • Hopkins • Humphreys • Knowles • Longyear • MacArthur • Nixon • Sawyer • Strong • Winch | ||
| 1871 | Bradford • McKinney • Rives • Story • Swing | ||
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| 1876 -77 | |||
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Emily Coody Marks • Bill Lewis • R. Austin Huffaker | ||
| Senior judges |
William Albritton • William Watkins (Alabama) • Myron Thompson • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Susan Walker • Charles Coody • Stephen Doyle • Jerusha Adams • Kelly Pate • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Mark Fuller • Truman McGill Hobbs Sr. (Alabama federal district court judge) • William Crawford (Alabama) • John Gayle • William Giles Jones • Richard Busteed • George Washington Lane • John Bruce • Joel Dubina • Thomas Goode Jones (Alabama) • Henry De Lamar Clayton • Charles Brents Kennamer • Ira De Ment • Thomas Pittman • Robert Varner • Frank M. Johnson, Jr. • Andrew Brasher • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Mark Fuller • Truman McGill Hobbs Sr. (Alabama federal district court judge) • William Albritton • Myron Thompson • Robert Varner • Frank M. Johnson, Jr. • | ||
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Jeffrey Beaverstock • Terry F. Moorer • Kristi DuBose | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | Katherine Nelson • Sonja Bivins • P. Bradley Murray • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
William Crawford (Alabama) • Charles Tait • John Gayle • William Giles Jones • Richard Busteed • George Washington Lane • John Bruce • Emmett Cox • Harry Theophilus Toulmin • Robert Tait Ervin • John McDuffie • Thomas Pittman • William Hand • Daniel Thomas (Alabama) • Richard Vollmer • Alex Howard (Alabama) • Margaret A. Mahoney (Alabama) • William S. Shulman • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Callie Granade • Charles Butler • William Steele • Kristi DuBose • Thomas Pittman • William Hand • Daniel Thomas (Alabama) • Alex Howard (Alabama) • | ||
