William Cather Hook
William Cather Hook (1857-1921) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit and the United States District Court for the District of Kansas.
Early life and education
- Washington University School of Law, LL.B., 1878[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Leavenworth, Kansas, 1878-1899
- City attorney, Leavenworth, Kansas (no dates)
- City legal adviser, Leavenworth, Kansas, 1889-1895[1]
Judicial career
Eighth Circuit
Hook was nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt on November 10, 1903 to replace Henry Clay Caldwell. He was confirmed by the Senate on November 17, 1903, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on August 11, 1921.[1]
District of Kansas
Hook was nominated by President William McKinley on January 28, 1899 to replace Cassius Gaius Foster. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 31, 1899, and received commission that same day. He served on this court until December 1, 1903.[1]
External links
- Biography by Thomas Amory Lee from the Kansas Historical Quarterly February, 1934 (Vol. 3, No. 1), pages 68 to 85
- William Cather Hook's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 William Cather Hook's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Cassius Gaius Foster |
District of Kansas 1899–1903 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: John Calvin Pollock |
| Preceded by: Henry Clay Caldwell |
Circuit Courts for the Eighth Circuit 1903–1911 |
Succeeded by: NA - court abolished |
| Preceded by: Henry Clay Caldwell |
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals 1903–1921 |
Succeeded by: Robert E. Lewis
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Eric Melgren • Daniel D. Crabtree • Holly Lou Teeter • John Broomes • Toby Crouse | ||
| Senior judges |
Kathryn Vratil • Monti Belot • John Lungstrum • Julie Robinson • | ||
| Magistrate judges | James O'Hara (Kansas) • Kenneth Gale • Teresa J. James • Gwynne Birzer • Angel Mitchell • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Wesley Brown • Sam Crow • John Marten • Carlos Murguia • Mark W. Delahay • Archibald Williams • Cassius Gaius Foster • William Cather Hook • John Calvin Pollock • George Thomas McDermott • Richard Joseph Hopkins • Guy Helvering • Delmas Hill • Patrick Kelly (Kansas) • Arthur Mellott • Earl O'Connor • Dale Saffels • Arthur Stanley • Henry Templar • Frank Theis • George VanBebber • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Wesley Brown • John Lungstrum • Julie Robinson • Delmas Hill • Patrick Kelly (Kansas) • Arthur Mellott • Earl O'Connor • Arthur Stanley • Frank Theis • George VanBebber • | ||
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| 1897 | |||
| 1898 | |||
| 1899 |
Barnard • Clabaugh • Day • Evans • Fischer • Gray • Grosscup • Hook • Howell • Kohlsaat • McPherson • Shelby | ||
| 1900 |
Boyd • De Vries • Hazel • McPherson • Severens • Trieber • Wanty | ||
| 1901 |
Adams • Anderson • Archbald • Cochran • Humphrey • Keller • Wing | ||
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| 1901 | |||
| 1902 |
Anderson • Burns • Coxe • Gould • Hale • Holmes • Platt • Ray • Townsend • Waite | ||
| 1903 |
Clabaugh • Day • Hay • Holt • Hook • McClelland • Morris • Pollock • Pritchard • Richards • Van Devanter • Daniel Wright • Francis Wright | ||
| 1904 |
Duell • Holland • Hunt • Lanning • Reed • Shepard • Stafford | ||
| 1905 |
Adams • Atkinson • Barney • Bethea • Booth • Cross • Dayton • Dodge • Finkelnburg • Kohlsaat • Landis • Lowell • McCall • McComas • Quarles • Sanborn • Seaman • Tayler • Whitson • Wolverton • Wright | ||
| 1906 |
Buffington • Chatfield • Ewing • Farrington • Hough • Knappen • Lewis • Martin • Moody • Peelle • Robb | ||
| 1907 |
Campbell • Cotteral • Dietrich • Dyer • Hundley • Munger • Noyes Saunders • Sheppard • Van Fleet • Van Orsdel • Ward | ||
| 1908 |
Chamberlain • Purdy • Sanford • Sater • Young | ||
| 1909 | |||
