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Richard Henry Alvey
Chief Justice, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit · 1893
Richard Henry Alvey , Chief Justice, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Richard Henry Alvey (March 26, 1826 – September 14, 1906), frequently known as R. H. Alvey, was an American jurist who served as chief judge of the supreme court of the State of Maryland, the Maryland Court of Appeals and subsequently served as the chief justice of the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia.
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Private practice, Hagerstown, Maryland, 1850-1867, 1904-1906; Delegate, Maryland constitutional convention, 1867; Chief judge, Maryland Circuit Court, Fourth Judicial Circuit, 1867-1883; Chief judge, Maryland Court of Appeals, 1883-1893
Biography
Richard Henry Alvey (March 26, 1826 – September 14, 1906), frequently known as R. H. Alvey, was an American jurist who served as chief judge of the supreme court of the State of Maryland, the Maryland Court of Appeals and subsequently served as the chief justice of the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia.
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