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William Henry Sawtelle
William Henry Sawtelle (1868-1934) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the United States District Court for the District of Arizona.
Early life and education
Professional career
- Private practice, Tuscumbia, Alabama, 1886-1903
- Solicitor, 8th Judicial Circuit, 1892-1898
- Solicitor, 11th Judicial Circuit, 1898-1903
- Private practice, Tucson, Arizona, 1903-1913[1]
Judicial career
Ninth Circuit
Sawtelle was nominated by President Herbert Hoover on January 8, 1931 to fill the seat vacated by Frank Sigel Dietrich. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 22nd, and received commission on January 29th. He served until his death on December 17, 1934.[1]
District Arizona
Sawtelle was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson on August 6, 1913 to fill the seat vacated by Richard Elihu Sloan. He was confirmed by the Senate on August 18th, and received commission that same day. He served on this court until February 6, 1931, when he was appointed to the Ninth Circuit.[1] Sawtelle was succeeded in this position by Albert Morris Sames.
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Judge Sawtelle's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Richard Elihu Sloan |
District of Arizona 1913–1931 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Albert Morris Sames |
| Preceded by: Frank Sigel Dietrich |
Ninth Circuit 1931–1934 |
Succeeded by: '
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| 1913 |
Bingham • Brown • Call • Campbell • Dooling • Neterer • Rogers • Sawtelle • Sullivan • Thomas • Woods | ||
| 1914 |
Bledsoe • Booth • Clarke • Clayton • Covington • Dickinson • Haight • Hand • McCoy • McReynolds • Siddons • Thomson • Walker • Woolley | ||
| 1915 |
Downey • Howe • Lambdin • Trippet • Wade | ||
| 1916 |
Alschuler • Brandeis • Davis • Evans • Hay • Hitz • Hough • J. Johnson • T. Johnson • Manton • Stone • West • Woodrough | ||
| 1917 |
Adamson • Batts • Ervin • Evans • Jack • C. Johnson • Neblett • Smith • Smyth • Westenhaver | ||
| 1918 |
Anderson • Bailey • English • FitzHenry • Garvin • Holmes • Hutcheson • Knox • Manton • McCoy • Williams | ||
| 1919 |
Donahue • Faris • Graham • Haight • Lynch • Morris • Page • Peck • Sibley • Watkins • Webb • Weller • Wilson | ||
| 1920 | |||
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| 1929 |
Avis • Byers • Caffey • Coxe, Jr. • Galston • Gardner • Glenn • Hopkins • Lenroot • Littleton • McDermott • Phillips • Sparks • Watson • Wheat • Wilbur • Wilson • Williams • Woolsey • Wyman | ||
| 1930 |
Adkins • Bryant • Cosgrave • Cox • Hincks • Hughes • Hutcheson • Luhring • Nields • Patterson • Roberts • Sibley • Thompson • Whaley • Wheat | ||
| 1931 |
Barnes • Chesnut • Evans • Fee • Groner • Hincks • Hitz • Hollzer • Kennamer • Kennerly • Kincheloe • Knight • Letts • McMillan • Morton • Nordbye • O'Brien • O'Donoghue • Paul, Jr. • Proctor • Sames • Sanborn • Sawtelle • Soper • Strum • Underwood • Way | ||
| 1932 |
Briggle • Cardozo • Dallinger • Forman • Johnson • Joyce • McLellan • Simons • Welsh | ||
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| Active judges |
• Murray Snow • Susan Brnovich • Scott Rash • Jennifer Zipps • Rosemary Marquez • Steven Logan • Diane Humetewa • John Tuchi • Dominic Lanza • Michael Liburdi • John Hinderaker • Krissa Lanham • Angela Martinez (Arizona) • Sharad Desai | ||
| Senior judges |
Stephen McNamee • Susan Bolton • David G. Campbell • Frederick Martone • Roslyn Silver • James Teilborg • David Bury • Raner Collins • Cindy Jorgenson • Frank Zapata • Neil Wake • Douglas Rayes • James A. Soto • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Michelle Burns • Eileen Willett • D. Thomas Ferraro • Jacqueline Marshall Rateau • Bernardo Velasco • James F. Metcalf • Eric J. Markovich • Bruce G. Macdonald • Leslie A. Bowman • Alison Bachus • John Z. Boyle • Deborah Fine • Lynnette Kimmins • Camille Bibles • Michael Morrissey (Arizona) • Maria Aguilera • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
William Henry Sawtelle • Richard Elihu Sloan • Fred Clinton Jacobs • John Roll • Robert Broomfield • Earl Carroll • Mary Murguia • Albert Morris Sames • David Ling • Richard Bilby • William Browning • William Copple • Valdemar Cordova • Walter Craig • Arthur Davis • William Frey • Charles Muecke • Mary Richey • Howard Speakman • Charles Hardy (Arizona) • Alfredo Marquez • James A. Walsh • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
John Roll • Robert Broomfield • Stephen McNamee • Roslyn Silver • Richard Bilby • William Browning • Walter Craig • Charles Muecke • James A. Walsh • | ||
