Duncan Lawrence Groner
Duncan Lawrence Groner | |
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United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia | |
In office February 21, 1931 – December 7, 1937 | |
Appointed by | Herbert Hoover |
Preceded by | Seat established by 46 Stat. 785 |
Succeeded by | Henry White Edgerton |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia | |
In office June 2, 1921 – March 3, 1931 | |
Appointed by | Warren G. Harding |
Preceded by | Edmund Waddill Jr. |
Succeeded by | Luther B. Way |
Personal details | |
Born | Norfolk, Virginia | September 6, 1873
Died | July 17, 1957 | (aged 83)
Political party | Republican |
Education | University of Virginia Washington and Lee University |
Duncan Lawrence Groner (September 6, 1873 – July 17, 1957) was an
Education and career
Born in Norfolk, Virginia, Groner attended the University of Virginia and Washington and Lee University. He was in private practice in Norfolk from 1894 to 1910, and from 1913 to 1921, serving as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia from 1910 to 1913. He also served as a delegate to every Republican National Convention from 1904 to 1920.[1]
Federal judicial service
Groner was nominated by President Warren G. Harding on May 26, 1921, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia vacated by Judge Edmund Waddill Jr. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 2, 1921, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on March 3, 1931, due to his elevation to the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia.[1]
Groner was nominated by President
Groner was nominated by President
References
- ^ a b c d Duncan Lawrence Groner at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
Sources
- Duncan Lawrence Groner at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.