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John Baxter
Former judge · U.S. Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit
John Baxter served on the U.S. Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit. Appointed by Rutherford B. Hayes and confirmed Dec 13, 1877.
- Appointed by
- Rutherford B. Hayes
- Confirmed
- Dec 13, 1877
- Born
- 1819
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. Circuit Courts for the Sixth CircuitRutherford B. Hayes · Dec 13, 1877 – Apr 2, 1886
Education
- Read law1841
Career
Merchant, South Carolina, 1835-1839; Private practice, Rutherford, North Carolina, 1841-1849; Member, North Carolina House of Commons, 1842-1843, 1846-1848, 1852-1857; Private practice, Henderson, North Carolina, 1849-1857; Newspaper publisher, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1862; Private practice, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1857-1877
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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.
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Capitol Receipts, “Judge John Baxter, Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/judge/j1377586/john-baxter (accessed 2026-10-13).