William Henry Hunt (U.S. 9th Circuit Court)
William Henry Hunt (1857-1949) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the United States Commerce Court.
Early life and education
- Read law, 1880[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Fort Benton, Territory of Montana, 1880-1887
- Collector of customs, Territories of Montana and Idaho, 1881-1885
- Member, Montana Constitutional Convention, 1884
- Territorial attorney general, Territory of Montana, 1885-1887
- Member, Montana State Legislature, 1889
- Judge, First Montana State Judicial District, 1889-1894
- Justice, Supreme Court of the State of Montana, 1894-1900
- Secretary of Puerto Rico, 1900-1901
- Commonwealth Governor, Puerto Rico, 1901-1904
- Associate judge, U.S. Court of Customs Appeals, 1910-1911
- Private practice, San Francisco, California, 1928-1942[1]
Judicial career
Ninth Circuit and the Commerce Court
Hunt was nominated by President William Howard Taft on December 12, 1910 to fill a seat created by 36 Stat. 539. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 31, 1911, and received commission on February 8, 1911. The United States Commerce Court was abolished on December 13, 1913. On January 31, 1928, he assumed senior status on the Ninth Circuit. He retired on November 30, 1928.[1]
District of Montana
William Henry Hunt was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Montana.
He was nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt on April 14, 1904 to fill a seat vacated by Hiram Knowles. He was confirmed by the Senate on April 19, 1904, and received commission that same day. He served on this court until March 30, 1910.[1] Hunt was succeeded in this position by Carl Rasch.
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Judge Hunt's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Ninth Circuit 1911–1928 |
Succeeded by: ' |
| Preceded by: Hiram Knowles |
District of Montana 1904–1910 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Carl Rasch
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| 1901 | |||
| 1902 |
Anderson • Burns • Coxe • Gould • Hale • Holmes • Platt • Ray • Townsend • Waite | ||
| 1903 |
Clabaugh • Day • Hay • Holt • Hook • McClelland • Morris • Pollock • Pritchard • Richards • Van Devanter • Daniel Wright • Francis Wright | ||
| 1904 |
Duell • Holland • Hunt • Lanning • Reed • Shepard • Stafford | ||
| 1905 |
Adams • Atkinson • Barney • Bethea • Booth • Cross • Dayton • Dodge • Finkelnburg • Kohlsaat • Landis • Lowell • McCall • McComas • Quarles • Sanborn • Seaman • Tayler • Whitson • Wolverton • Wright | ||
| 1906 |
Buffington • Chatfield • Ewing • Farrington • Hough • Knappen • Lewis • Martin • Moody • Peelle • Robb | ||
| 1907 |
Campbell • Cotteral • Dietrich • Dyer • Hundley • Munger • Noyes Saunders • Sheppard • Van Fleet • Van Orsdel • Ward | ||
| 1908 |
Chamberlain • Purdy • Sanford • Sater • Young | ||
| 1909 | |||
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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 • | ||
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Brian Morris (Montana) • Susan P. Watters • Bill Mercer | ||
| Senior judges |
Donald Molloy • Sam Haddon • Charles Lovell • Dana Christensen • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Timothy Cavan • John Johnston (Montana) • Kathleen DeSoto • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
William Henry Hunt (U.S. 9th Circuit Court) • Paul Hatfield • Hiram Knowles • George Bourquin • Carl Rasch • Richard Cebull • Jack Shanstrom • Charles Pray (Montana) • James Harris Baldwin • James Battin • William Jameson (Montana) • William Murray (Montana) • Russell Smith • Robert Lewis Brown • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Paul Hatfield • Richard Cebull • Donald Molloy • Jack Shanstrom • Charles Pray (Montana) • James Battin • William Jameson (Montana) • William Murray (Montana) • Russell Smith • | ||
