Judicial calendar 1870
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January
- January1:
- Thomas Jefferson Boynton resigned from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
- January 10:
- Lorenzo Sawyer received his commission to be a judge of the United States Circuit Courts for the Ninth Circuit.
- January 11:
- Henry Williams Blodgett received his commission to be a judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
- January 17:
- Halmer Hull Emmons received his commission to be a judge of the United States Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit.
- January 24:
- John Power Knowles received his commission to be a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island.
- January 31:
- Robert Cooper Grier retired from the Supreme Court of the United States.
February
- February 18:
- Ross Wilkins retired, ending his service on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
- John Wesley Longyear received his commission to be a judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
- William Strong received his commission to be a judge of the Supreme Court of the United States.
March
- March 21:
- Joseph Bradley received his commission to be a judge of the Supreme Court of the United States.
April
- April 25:
- April 28:
- John Thompson Nixon received his commission to be a judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
May
- May 1:
- George Purnell Fisher resigned from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
- May 13:
- David Campbell Humphreys received his commission to be a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
June
- June 30:
July
- July 9:
- James Campbell Hopkins received his commission to be a judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin.
- July 13:
- Hugh Lennox Bond received his commission to be a judge of the United States Circuit Courts for the Fourth Circuit.
- July 15:
- Arthur MacArthur received his commission to be a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
August
September
October
November
December
- December 1:
- Joseph Casey retired as chief justice of the United States Court of Claims.
- December 12:
- Charles Daniel Drake received his commission to be chief justice of the United States Court of Claims.
- December 15:
- Joel Winch was nominated to be a judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.
