Louis FitzHenry
Louis FitzHenry (1870-1935) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.
Early life and education
- Illinois Wesleyan University Law School, LL.B., 1897[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Bloomington, Illinois, 1897-1907
- City attorney, Bloomington, Illinois, 1907-1911
- U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1913-1915
- Private practice, Bloomington, Illinois, 1915-1918[1]
Judicial career
Seventh Circuit
FitzHenry was nominated to the Seventh Circuit by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 3, 1933 to fill the seat vacated by George True Page. He was confirmed by the Senate on June 10th, and received commission on June 16th. He served until his death on November 18, 1935.
Southern District of Illinois
FitzHenry was nominated to the Southern District of Illinois by President Woodrow Wilson on July 1, 1918 to fill the seat vacated by J. Otis Humphrey. He was confirmed by the Senate on July 6th, and received commission that same day. He served on this court until October 3, 1933, when he was appointed to the Seventh Circuit.[1]
External links
- Biography from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Judge FitzHenry's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Judge FitzHenry's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: J. Otis Humphrey |
Southern District of Illinois 1918–1933 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: James Earl Major |
| Preceded by: George True Page |
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals 1933–1935 |
Succeeded by: James Earl Major
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Nancy J. Rosenstengel • Stephen P. McGlynn • Staci Michelle Yandle • David Dugan | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | Reona Daly • Mark Beatty • Gilbert Sison • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
David Herndon (Illinois) • Patrick G. Murphy • Michael Joseph Reagan • William Stiehl • James Foreman • William Juergens • William Beatty • Robert Morgan • Samuel Hubbel Treat • William Joshua Allen • J. Otis Humphrey • Louis FitzHenry • Charles Guy Briggle • James Earl Major • Jackson Adair • James Ackerman • Frederick Mercer • Omer Poos • Paul E. Riley • Harlington Wood • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
David Herndon (Illinois) • John Gilbert • Patrick G. Murphy • Michael Joseph Reagan • William Stiehl • James Foreman • Robert Morgan • Charles Guy Briggle • Frederick Mercer • Omer Poos • | ||
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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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| 1933 |
Bell • Bratton • Donohoe • FitzHenry • Garrecht • Keefe • Ragon • Stone • Woodrough | ||
| 1934 |
Allen • Bowen • Holly • Hulbert • Long • Major • Myers • Rippey • Sullivan | ||
| 1935 |
Baldwin • Denman • Faris • Ford • Hamilton • Haney • Holmes • Mahoney • Martin • Mathews • McDuffie • Moore • Roche • A. L. Stephens • H. M. Stephens • Sweeney • Yankwich | ||
| 1936 |
Abruzzo • Clancy • Davidson • Davis • Holland • Lederle • Leibell • Ling • Mandelbaum • Maris • Pollard • Thomas • Underwood | ||
| 1937 |
Adair • Biggs • Black • Burke • Collet • Druffel • Edgerton • Groner • Healy • Jackson • Jenney • Kloeb • Major • McColloch • Miller • Mize • Murrah • Rice • Stephens • Sullivan • Swinford • Treanor • Trimble • Vinson • Watkins • Williams • Wyche | ||
| 1938 |
Clark • Conger • Ford • Hamilton • Laws • Maris • McCord • Murphree • Reed | ||
| 1939 |
Allred • Arant • Beaumont • Biddle • Black • Clark • Darr • Davies • Dobie • Douglas • Duffy • Frankfurter • Goldsborough • Huxman • Igoe • Jones • Kalodner • Kerner, Sr. • Lemley • Lumpkin • Magruder • Miller • Morris • Picard • Porterie • Roberts • Rutledge • Walker • Welsh • Whaley • Whitaker • Wilkin | ||
| 1940 |
Bard • Barker • Barksdale • Boyd • Broaddus • Caillouet • Campbell • Dobie • Ganey • Goodrich • Harrison • Hartigan • Johnsen • Jones • Leamy • Mahoney • Martin • Murphy • Murrah • O'Connor • Oliver • Pine • Russell • Savage • Schwellenbach • Walker • Waller | ||
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| 1941 |
Bright • Byrnes • Eicher • Frank • Freed • Healey • Jackson • Leahy • Leavy • Lovett • Madden • McAllister • McGuire • Miller • Minton • Moore • Riddick • Rifkind • J. Smith • W. Smith • Stone • Timmerman • Vogel • Waring • Woodbury • Wyzanski | ||
| 1942 |
Brennan • Cole • Delehant • Ekwall • Goodman • Hall • Hannay • Keeling • Meaney | ||
| 1943 |
Arnold • Chandler • Clark • Duncan • Helvering • Hulen • Lawrence • Lee • McLaughlin • Mullins • Rutledge • Swygert • Waller | ||
| 1944 |
Bone • Connor • Graven • Hutcheson • Kennedy • LaBuy • O'Connell • Schweinhaut • Shaw | ||
| 1945 | |||
