William Josiah Tilson
William Josiah Tilson | |
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Presiding Judge of the United States Customs Court | |
In office February 28, 1928 – May 26, 1949 | |
Appointed by | Calvin Coolidge |
Preceded by | William Barberie Howell |
Succeeded by | Morgan Ford |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia | |
In office March 5, 1927 – March 19, 1928 | |
Appointed by | Calvin Coolidge |
Preceded by | himself |
Succeeded by | Bascom Sine Deaver |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia | |
In office July 6, 1926 – March 4, 1927 | |
Appointed by | Calvin Coolidge |
Preceded by | Seat established by 44 Stat. 670 |
Succeeded by | himself |
Personal details | |
Born | William Josiah Tilson August 13, 1871 Clear Branch, Tennessee |
Died | May 26, 1949 Sunapee, New Hampshire | (aged 77)
Education | Yale University (A.B.) Yale Law School (LL.B., LL.M.) |
William Josiah Tilson (August 13, 1871 – May 26, 1949) was briefly a
Education and career
Born on August 13, 1871, in
Federal judicial service
Tilson received a recess appointment from President Calvin Coolidge on July 6, 1926, to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, to a new seat authorized by 44 Stat. 670. He was nominated to the same position by President Coolidge on December 7, 1926. His service terminated on March 4, 1927, after nomination was not confirmed by the United States Senate, his nomination having been withdrawn on February 8, 1927. He had been previously nominated to the same position on June 9, 1926, but that nomination was withdrawn on June 19, 1926.[1]
Tilson received a second recess appointment to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia from President Coolidge on March 5, 1927, to the seat vacated by himself. His service terminated on March 19, 1928, due to his resignation to accept a judgeship on a different court.[1]
Tilson was nominated by President Coolidge on February 6, 1928, to an Associate Justice seat (Judge from June 17, 1930) on the
References
- ^ a b c d William Josiah Tilson at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
Sources
- William Josiah Tilson at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.