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William Josiah Tilson
William Josiah Tilson (1871-1949) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia and the United States Customs Court.
Federal judicial service
Tilson received a recess appointment to the Middle District of Georgia from President Calvin Coolidge on June 6, 1926 to fill the new seat created by 44 Stat. 670. On June 9, 1926, he was officially nominated, but his service ended on March 4, 1927 when his nomination was rejected by the Senate. He received another recess appointment the next day. He served until March 19, 1928, when he resigned. Meanwhile, President Coolidge also nominated him to the USCC, which nomination was confirmed on February 27, 1928. He was chief justice of the court from 1932-1934, and served until his death on May 26, 1949.[1]
Education
- Yale University, A.B., 1894
- Yale Law School, LL.B., 1896
- Yale Law School, LL.M., 1897
Professional career
- Private practice, Atlanta, GA, 1898-1926
Footnotes
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| Former judges |
Adamson • Alger • Beckworth • Boe • Brown • Chamberlain • Cline • Cole • Cooper • Dallinger • De Vries • Ekwall • Evans • Fischer • Ford • Ham • Hay • Howell • Jewell • Johnson • Keefe • Kincheloe • Landis • Lawrence • Lunt • Maletz • McClelland • Mollison • Newman • Nichols • Oliver • Rao • Re • Richardson • Rosenstein • Sharpe • Sharretts • Shurtleff • Somerville • Stackpole • Sullivan • Tichenor • Tilson • Waite • Walker • Watson • Weller • Wilkinson • Wilson • Young | ||
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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 | ||
