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James Harry Covington
Chief Justice, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia) · 1914
James Harry Covington , Chief Justice, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia). James Harry Covington (May 3, 1870 – February 4, 1942) was a United States representative from Maryland and chief justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. He founded the major law firm of Covington & Burling.
Education
- University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School)LL.B., 1894
Career
Private practice, Easton, Maryland, 1894-; State's attorney, Talbot County, Maryland, 1903-1908; U.S. representative from Maryland, 1909-1914; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1918-1942; Professor of law, Georgetown University, 1914-1919; Member, U.S. Railroad Wage Commission, 1918
Biography
James Harry Covington (May 3, 1870 – February 4, 1942) was a United States representative from Maryland and chief justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. He founded the major law firm of Covington & Burling.
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