John Gayle
John Gayle (1792-1859) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama.
He was nominated by President Zachary Taylor on March 12, 1849. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 13, 1849, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on July 21, 1859. Gayle was succeeded in this position by William Giles Jones.
Early life and education
- South Carolina College, 1813
- Read law, 1818
Professional career
- Private practice, St. Stephens, Alabama, 1818-
- Member, Legislative Council, Alabama Territory, 1818-1819
- Solicitor, First Judicial Circuit, State of Alabama, 1819-1821
- Member, Alabama House of Representatives, 1822-1823
- Judge, Third Judicial Circuit, State of Alabama, 1823-1825
- Private practice, Greene County, Alabama, 1826-1828
- Judge, Alabama Supreme Court, 1828-1829
- Member, Alabama House of Representatives, 1829-1830
- State Governor, Alabama, 1831-1835
- Private practice, Mobile, Alabama, 1835-1846
- U.S. Representative from Alabama, 1847-1849
Judicial nominations and appointments
Northern, Southern, and Middle Districts of Alabama
Gayle was nominated by President Zachary Taylor on March 12, 1849. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 13, 1849, and received commission that same day.[1] He served until his death on July 21, 1859. Gayle was succeeded in this position by William Giles Jones.
External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
- Biography from the Encyclopedia of Alabama.
Footnotes
- ↑ Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: William Crawford |
Middle District of Alabama 1849–1859 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: William Giles Jones |
| Preceded by: William Crawford |
Northern District of Alabama 1849–1859 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: William Giles Jones |
| Preceded by: William Crawford |
Southern District of Alabama 1849–1859 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: William Giles Jones
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| Taylor | |||
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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) • | ||
