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John Curtiss Underwood
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
John Curtiss Underwood served on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Appointed by None (reassignment).
- Appointed by
- None (reassignment)
- Born
- 1809
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of VirginiaAbraham Lincoln · Jan 25, 1864 – Jun 11, 1864
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of VirginiaNone (reassignment) · – Feb 3, 1871
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of VirginiaNone (reassignment) · – Dec 7, 1873
Education
- Read law
- Hamilton College1832
Career
Private practice, Herkimer County, New York, -ca. 1839; Private practice, ca. 1839-1856; Secretary, Emigrant Aid and Homestead Society, 1856-1861; Fifth auditor, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1861-1863; U.S. senator-elect from Virginia (not seated), 1865
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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.
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