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William Hayes Pope
William Hayes Pope (1870-1916) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico.
He was nominated by President William Howard Taft on January 22, 1912. He was confirmed by the Senate on February 20, 1912, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on September 13, 1916.[1] Pope was succeeded in this position by Colin Neblett.
Early life and education
- University of Georgia, M.A., 1889
- University of Georgia, LL.B., 1890[1]
Professional career
- Adjunct professor of ancient languages, University of Georgia, 1889-1890
- Private practice, Atlanta, Georgia, 1890-1895
- Private practice, Santa Fe, New Mexico Territory, 1895-1896
- Assistant territorial attorney general, New Mexico Territory, 1895-1897
- Special assistant U.S. attorney of private land claims, 1896-1902
- Special U.S. attorney for Pueblo Indians of New Mexico Territory, 1901-1902
- Judge, Court of First Instance, Philippine Islands, 1902-1903
- Judge, Territorial Court of New Mexico, 1903-1912
- Chief judge, 1910-1912[1]
Judicial career
District of New Mexico
Pop was nominated by President William Howard Taft on January 22, 1912. He was confirmed by the Senate on February 20, 1912, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on September 13, 1916.[1] Pope was succeeded in this position by Colin Neblett.
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 William Hayes Pope's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center. Cite error: Invalid
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
District of New Mexico 1912–1916 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Colin Neblett
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| 1909 |
Bean • Carpenter • Connor • Donworth • Grubb • Hand • Hundley • Lanning • Lurton • Orr • Purdy • Rellstab • Warrington • Willard | ||
| 1910 |
Archbald • Barber • Carland • Cooper • Denison • De Vries • Hollister • Hughes • Hunt • Killits • Knapp • Knappen • Lamar • Mack • Montgomery • Rasch • Rose • Russell • Smith • Van Devanter • Van Valkenburgh • White | ||
| 1911 |
Angell • Day • Denison • Elliott • Martin • Rudkin • Schofield • Sessions • H. Smith • W. Smith • Veeder • Whitmer • Youmans | ||
| 1912 |
Bourquin • Cheney • Cushman • Dodge • Geiger • Howard • Mayer • McPherson • Morton • Pitney • Pope • Sloan • Thompson • Tuttle • | ||
