George Hutchins Bingham
George Hutchins Bingham | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit | |
| In office March 23, 1939 – September 25, 1949 | |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit | |
| In office June 5, 1913 – March 23, 1939 | |
| Appointed by | Woodrow Wilson |
| Preceded by | LeBaron Bradford Colt |
| Succeeded by | Calvert Magruder |
| Personal details | |
| Born | George Hutchins Bingham August 19, 1864 Littleton, New Hampshire |
| Died | September 25, 1949 (aged 85) Manchester, New Hampshire |
| Education | Dartmouth College (AB) Harvard Law School (LLB) |
George Hutchins Bingham (August 19, 1864 – September 25, 1949) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
Education and career[edit]
Born on August 19, 1864, in Littleton, New Hampshire, Bingham received an Artium Baccalaureus degree in 1887 from Dartmouth College and a Bachelor of Laws in 1891 from Harvard Law School. He entered private practice in Littleton and Manchester, New Hampshire from 1891 to 1902. He was a Justice of the Supreme Court of New Hampshire from 1902 to 1913.[1]
Federal judicial service[edit]
Bingham was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson on May 15, 1913, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit vacated by Judge LeBaron Bradford Colt. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 5, 1913, and received his commission the same day. He was a member of the Conference of Senior Circuit Judges (now the Judicial Conference of the United States) from 1922 to 1938.[1] In 1933, he also served as president of the New Hampshire Bar Association.[2] He assumed senior status on March 23, 1939. His service terminated on September 25, 1949, due to his death in Manchester.[1][3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c George Hutchins Bingham at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ "Past NHBA Presidents". New Hampshire Bar Association. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
- ^ "Judge George Bingham Dies At Manchester", Concord Monitor (September 26, 1949), p. 2.
Sources[edit]
- George Hutchins Bingham at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- 1864 births
- 1949 deaths
- Dartmouth College alumni
- Harvard Law School alumni
- Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
- United States court of appeals judges appointed by Woodrow Wilson
- 20th-century American judges
- People from Littleton, New Hampshire
- Justices of the New Hampshire Supreme Court