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Fletcher Mathews Haight

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California

Fletcher Mathews Haight served on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Appointed by Abraham Lincoln and confirmed Aug 5, 1861.

Appointed by
Abraham Lincoln
Confirmed
Aug 5, 1861
Born
1799

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of CaliforniaAbraham Lincoln · Aug 5, 1861 – Feb 23, 1866

Education

  • Read law1820

Career

Private practice, Bath, New York, 1820-; Private practice, Rochester, New York, -1834, -1846; President, City Bank of Rochester [New York], 1834-1835; State assemblyman, New York, 1833; Mayor, Rochester, New York; Private practice, St. Louis, Missouri, 1846-1854; Private practice, San Francisco, California, 1854-1861

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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.

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