John Lowell (federal judge, 1865-1884)
John Lowell (1824-1897) was a federal judge on the United States Circuit Courts for the First Circuit, which would later become the United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit , and the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. He joined the First Circuit in 1878 after an appointment from Rutherford B. Hayes. He joined the District of Massachusetts in 1865 after an appointment from Abraham Lincoln. At the time of appointment, he was a private practice attorney in Boston, MA. He resigned on May 1, 1884.[1]
Early life and education
- Harvard College, A.B., 1843
- Harvard College, LL.B., 1845[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1846-1865
- Editor, Monthly Law Reporter, 1856-1860
- Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1884-1897[1]
Judicial career
First Circuit
Lowell was nominated to the United States Circuit Courts for the First Circuit by President Rutherford B. Hayes on December 16, 1878 to a seat vacated by George Foster Shepley . He was confirmed by the Senate on December 18, 1878, and received commission that same day. He served on this court until May 1, 1884 when he resigned. Lowell was succeeded in this position by LeBaron Bradford Colt.[1]
District of Massachusetts
Lowell was nominated to the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts by President Abraham Lincoln on March 11, 1865 to a seat vacated by Peleg Sprague. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 11, 1865, and received commission that same day. He served on this court until January 9, 1879 when he was elevated to the First Circuit. Lowell was succeeded in this position by Thomas Leverett Nelson.[1]
See also
- United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
- United States Circuit Courts for the First Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit
External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Peleg Sprague |
District of Massachusetts 1865–1879 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Thomas Leverett Nelson |
| Preceded by: George Foster Shepley |
First Circuit 1878–1884 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: LeBaron Bradford Colt
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| Hayes |
Acheson • Barr • Baxter • Blatchford • Bunn • Butler • Choate • Cox • Davis • Hagner • Hammond • Harlan • Hays • Hunt • James • Key • Lowell • McCormick • McCrary • Morris • Nelson • Turner • Wheeler • Woods | ||
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| 1861 | |||
| 1862 | |||
| 1863 |
Cartter • Field • Field • Fisher • Olin • Peck • Wilmot • Withey | ||
| 1864 |
Boynton • Busteed • Caldwell • Chase • Delahay • Durell • McDonald • Underwood • White • Wylie | ||
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Denise Casper • Nathaniel Gorton • Richard Stearns • Leo Sorokin • Angel Kelley • Mark G. Mastroianni • Indira Talwani • Margaret R. Guzman • Allison Dale Burroughs • Myong Joun • Julia Kobick • Brian Murphy (Massachusetts) • Benjamin Cheeks | ||
| Senior judges |
Mark Wolf • Rya Zobel • William G. Young (Massachusetts) • Douglas Woodlock • Nathaniel Gorton • Patti Saris • George O'Toole • Michael Ponsor • Dennis Saylor • Timothy Hillman • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Robert Collings • Jerome Niedermeier • Jennifer Boal • David Hennessy • Mary Page Kelley • Donald L. Cabell • Katherine A. Robertson • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Edward Harrington • Joseph Tauro • Reginald Lindsay • Nancy Gertner • Levin Hicks Campbell • John A. Lowell • John Davis (District of Massachusetts) • Peleg Sprague • John Lowell (federal judge, 1865-1884) • Thomas Leverett Nelson • Francis Cabot Lowell • Frederic Dodge • James Madison Morton • Elisha Hume Brewster • James Arnold Lowell • Hugh Dean McLellan • George Clinton Sweeney • Francis Ford • David Sutherland Nelson • Bailey Aldrich • Andrew Caffrey • Frank Freedman • Wendell Garrity • Arthur Healey • Anthony Julian • Robert Keeton • David Mazzone • William T. McCarthy • John McNaught • Frank Murray • Walter Skinner • Charles Wyzanski • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Joseph Tauro • William G. Young (Massachusetts) • Dennis Saylor • George Clinton Sweeney • Andrew Caffrey • Frank Freedman • Anthony Julian • Charles Wyzanski • | ||
Federal courts:
First Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Massachusetts • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Massachusetts
State courts:
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court • Massachusetts Appeals Court • Massachusetts Superior Courts • Massachusetts District Courts • Massachusetts Housing Courts • Massachusetts Juvenile Courts • Massachusetts Land Courts • Massachusetts Probate and Family Courts • Boston Municipal Courts, Massachusetts
State resources:
Courts in Massachusetts • Massachusetts judicial elections • Judicial selection in Massachusetts
