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Judicial calendar 1872
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January
February
- February 1:
- James William Locke received his commission to be a judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
- February 5:
- Amos Morrill received his commission to be a judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.
March
April
May
June
- June 4:
- George Washington Brooks was reassigned from the United States District Courts for the Albemarle, Cape Fear & Pamptico Districts of North Carolina to the new United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina.
- June 7:
- Robert Paine Dick received his commission to be a judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina.
July
August
September
October
November
- November 25:
- November 28:
- Samuel Nelson retired from the Supreme Court of the United States.
December
- December 11:
- Ward Hunt received his commission to be a judge of the Supreme Court of the United States.
