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Charles Pinckney James
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia)
Charles Pinckney James served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia). Appointed by Rutherford B. Hayes and confirmed Dec 10, 1879.
- Appointed by
- Rutherford B. Hayes
- Confirmed
- Dec 10, 1879
- Born
- 1818
Appointments
- Associate Justice, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia)Rutherford B. Hayes · Dec 10, 1879 – Dec 1, 1892
Education
- Harvard College1838
Career
Private practice, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1840-1850; Professor of law, Cincinnati College, 1850-1856; Judge, Superior Court of Cincinnati [Ohio], 1856-1864; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1864-1879; Professor of law, Georgetown University, 1870-1874
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