John Milton Killits
John Milton Killits | |
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Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio | |
In office October 6, 1928 – September 13, 1938 | |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio | |
In office June 24, 1910 – October 6, 1928 | |
Appointed by | William Howard Taft |
Preceded by | Seat established by 36 Stat. 202 |
Succeeded by | George Philip Hahn |
Personal details | |
Born | John Milton Killits October 7, 1858 Lithopolis, Ohio |
Died | September 13, 1938 | (aged 79)
Political party | Republican |
Education | Williams College (A.B., A.M.) George Washington University Law School (LL.B., LL.M.) |
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John Milton Killits (October 7, 1858 – September 13, 1938) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
Education and career
Born in
Federal judicial service
On June 21, 1910, Killits was nominated by President William Howard Taft to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio created by 36 Stat. 202. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 24, 1910, and received his commission the same day. He assumed senior status on October 6, 1928, serving in that capacity until his death on September 13, 1938.[1]
Personal
Killits was married to Alice Nourse Steuart, June 21, 1887, in Washington, D.C., and had two daughters.[2][3]
Memberships
Killits was a member of several Quadrennial General Conferences of the
Other interests
Killits had hobbies including carpentry, motor boating, the study of sociology and the history of the bible.[4]
References
- ^ a b c John Milton Killits at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ a b Reed, George Irving; Randall, Emilius Oviatt; Greve, Charles Theodore, eds. (1897). Bench and Bar of Ohio: a Compendium of History and Biography. Vol. 2. Chicago: Century Publishing and Engraving Company. pp. 186–188.
- ^ a b c Neff, William B, ed. (1921). Bench and Bar of Northern Ohio History and Biography. Cleveland: The Historical Publishing Company. pp. 496–497.
- ^ Winter, Nevin O (1917). A History of Northwest Ohio. Vol. 2. Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 663–664.
Sources
- John Milton Killits at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.