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Smith Hickenlooper
Smith Hickenlooper (1880-1933) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.[1]
Early life and education
Professional career
- Private practice, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1904-1918
- Member, Cincinnati Board of Education, Ohio, 1908-1909
- Assistant prosecuting attorney, Hamilton County, Ohio, 1916-1918
- U.S. Army Private, Field Artillery, 1918
- Judge, Superior Court of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1918-1923[1]
Judicial career
Sixth Circuit
Hickenlooper was nominated by President Calvin Coolidge on December 6, 1928 to fill the seat vacated by Maurice Donahue. He was confirmed by the Senate on December 17th, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on December 22, 1933.[1]
Southern District of Ohio
Hickenlooper was nominated by President Warren Harding on March 3, 1923 to fill the seat vacated by John Weld Peck. He was confirmed by the Senate and received commission that same day. He served on this court until January 7, 1929, when he was appointed to the Sixth Circuit.[1] Hickenlooper was succeeded in this position by Robert Reasoner Nevin.
See also
- United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
External links
- Biography from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
- Smith Hickenlooper's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Smith Hickenlooper's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: John Weld Peck |
Southern District of Ohio 1923–1929 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: Robert Reasoner Nevin |
| Preceded by: Maurice Donahue |
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals 1928–1933 |
Succeeded by: Florence Ellinwood Allen
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Algenon Marbley • Edmund Sargus • Matthew McFarland • Jeffery P. Hopkins • Michael Newman (Ohio) • Sarah Daggett Morrison • Douglas Cole | ||
| Senior judges |
Sandra Beckwith • Herman Weber • James Graham (Ohio federal judge) • Walter Rice • Susan Dlott • Thomas Rose • Michael Watson (Ohio) • Michael Barrett (Ohio) • Timothy S. Black • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Karen L. Litkovitz • Caroline Helen Gentry • Elizabeth Preston Deavers • Stephanie Bowman (Ohio) • Kimberly Jolson • Chelsey Vascura • Peter Silvain • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
S. Arthur Spiegel • John Holschuh • George Smith • Humphrey Howe Leavitt • Philip Bergen Swing • George Read Sage • Albert Clifton Thompson • John Elbert Sater • Howard Clark Hollister • John Weld Peck • Smith Hickenlooper • Benson Hough • Robert Reasoner Nevin • Mell Underwood • John Druffel • Lester Cecil • Robert Duncan (Ohio) • Timothy Hogan (United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio) • Joseph Kinneary • John Peck II • David S. Porter • Carl Rubin • Carl Weinman • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Sandra Beckwith • John Holschuh • James Graham (Ohio federal judge) • Walter Rice • Robert Reasoner Nevin • Mell Underwood • Timothy Hogan (United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio) • Joseph Kinneary • David S. Porter • Carl Rubin • Carl Weinman • | ||
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| 1921 |
Morris • Peters • Baker • Groner • Hoehling • Kennedy • Lewis • Luse • Mayer • McClintic • Miller • Morris • Peters • Ross • Taft • Waddill | ||
| 1922 |
Atwell • Barrett • Brewster • Butler • Campbell • Cliffe • Gibson • Goddard • Kenyon • Lindley • Lowell • Rose • Runyon • Schoonmaker • Scott • Sutherland • Symes • Wilkerson • Winslow | ||
| 1923 |
Bland • Bondy • Cant • Gore • Hatfield • Hickenlooper • Hicks • Inch • Jacobs • James • Jones • McGee • McKeehan • Patridge • Phillips • Reeves • Rudkin • Sanford • Simons • Soper • Webster | ||
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| 1923 | |||
| 1924 |
Boynton • Davis • Dawkins, Sr. • Graham • Hand • Jones • Kennamer • Kerrigan • Martin • McCormick • Moorman • Pray • Young | ||
| 1925 |
A. Anderson • H. Anderson • Baltzell • Beattie • Booth • Burns • Clark • Dawson • Foster • Henning • Hough • Johnson • McCamant • Meekins • Molyneaux • Moorman • Moscowitz • Otis • Parker • Raymond • Sanborn • Slick • St. Sure • Stone • Thacher • Van Valkenburgh | ||
| 1926 | |||
| 1927 |
Adler • Bryant • F. Coleman • W. Coleman • Hand • Hayes • Kirkpatrick • Letts • McNary • Moinet • Northcott • Tilson • Wham | ||
| 1928 |
Borah • Burrows • Cline • Cotteral • Deaver • Dewey • Gordon • Green • Hahn • Hickenlooper • Hicks • Louderback • Martineau • McCarthy • McDermott • McVicar • Norcross • Sinnott • Taylor • Tilson • Vaught • West | ||
| 1929 |
Akerman • Chase • Cox • Fake • Garrett • Nevin • Ritter • Woodward | ||
