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John McDuffie
John McDuffie (1883-1950) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama.
He was nominated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on January 31, 1935, to replace Robert Tait Ervin. He was confirmed by the Senate on February 7th, and received commission on February 8th. He served until his death on November 1, 1950. McDuffie was succeeded in this position by Daniel Thomas.
Early life and education
- Alabama Polytechnic Institute, B.Sc., 1904
- University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, LL.B., 1908
Professional career
- Alabama state representative, 1907-1911
- Private practice, Monroeville, Alabama, 1908-1919
- Prosecuting attorney, First Judicial Circuit of Alabama, 1911-1919
- U.S. Representative from Alabama, 1919-1935
Judicial career
Southern District of Alabama
McDuffie was nominated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on January 31, 1935, to replace Robert Tait Ervin.[1] He was confirmed by the Senate on February 7th, and received commission on February 8th. He served until his death on November 1, 1950. McDuffie was succeeded in this position by Daniel Thomas.
External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
Footnotes
- ↑ Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Robert Tait Ervin |
Southern District of Alabama 1935–1950 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Daniel Thomas
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| 1941 |
Bright • Byrnes • Eicher • Frank • Freed • Healey • Jackson • Leahy • Leavy • Lovett • Madden • McAllister • McGuire • Miller • Minton • Moore • Riddick • Rifkind • J. Smith • W. Smith • Stone • Timmerman • Vogel • Waring • Woodbury • Wyzanski | ||
| 1942 |
Brennan • Cole • Delehant • Ekwall • Goodman • Hall • Hannay • Keeling • Meaney | ||
| 1943 |
Arnold • Chandler • Clark • Duncan • Helvering • Hulen • Lawrence • Lee • McLaughlin • Mullins • Rutledge • Swygert • Waller | ||
| 1944 |
Bone • Connor • Graven • Hutcheson • Kennedy • LaBuy • O'Connell • Schweinhaut • Shaw | ||
| 1945 | |||
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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) • | ||
