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David Campbell Humphreys

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia)

David Campbell Humphreys served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia). Appointed by Ulysses Grant and confirmed May 10, 1870.

Appointed by
Ulysses Grant
Confirmed
May 10, 1870
Born
1817

Appointments

  • Associate Justice, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia)Ulysses Grant · May 10, 1870 – Jul 12, 1879

Career

Private practice, Madison County, Alabama; State representative, Alabama, 1843, 1849, 1853, 1868; Planter and private practice, Huntsville, Alabama, 1850-; Confederate Army colonel

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

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