William Louis Day
William Louis Day (1876-1936) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. He was nominated by President William Howard Taft on April 6, 1911 to fill a seat vacated by Robert Walker Tayler. He was confirmed by the Senate on May 9, 1911, and received commission that same day. He resigned on May 1, 1914.[1] Day was succeeded in this position by John Hessin Clarke.
Early life and education
- Williston Seminary
- University of Michigan Law School, LL.B., 1900[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Canton, Ohio, 1900-1908
- City solicitor, Canton, Ohio, 1906-1908
- U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, 1908-1911
- Private practice, Cleveland, Ohio, 1914-1936[1]
Judicial career
Northern District of Ohio
Day was nominated by President William Howard Taft on April 6, 1911 to fill a seat vacated by Robert Walker Tayler. He was confirmed by the Senate on May 9, 1911, and received commission that same day. He resigned on May 1, 1914.[1] Day was succeeded in this position by John Hessin Clarke.
External links
- Biography from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
- William Louis Day's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 William Louis Day's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Robert Walker Tayler |
Northern District of Ohio 1911–1914 Seat #2T |
Succeeded by: John Hessin Clarke
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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 • | ||
