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William Schofield

For the professor of comparative literature, see William Henry Schofield.

William Schofield
c. 1896
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
In office
June 6, 1911 – June 10, 1912
Appointed byWilliam Howard Taft
Preceded byFrancis Cabot Lowell
Succeeded byFrederic Dodge
Judge of the United States Circuit Courts for the First Circuit
In office
June 6, 1911 – December 31, 1911
Appointed byWilliam Howard Taft
Preceded byFrancis Cabot Lowell
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Personal details
Born(1857-02-14)February 14, 1857
Dudley, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedJune 10, 1912(1912-06-10) (aged 55)
Malden, Massachusetts, U.S.
Spouse
Ednah M. Green
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(m. 1892)​
EducationHarvard Law School (LLB)

William Schofield (February 14, 1857 – June 10, 1912) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and the United States Circuit Courts for the First Circuit.

Education and career

William Schofield was born in Dudley, Massachusetts on February 14, 1857.[1] He received a Bachelor of Laws from Harvard Law School in 1883, and served as a law clerk to United States Supreme Court Justice Horace Gray from 1883 to 1885.[1]

He married Ednah M. Green on December 1, 1892.[1]

He was in private practice of law in Boston, Massachusetts from 1885 to 1903, serving as an instructor at Harvard University from 1886 to 1892, and as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1899 to 1902. He was an associate judge of the Massachusetts Superior Court from 1903 to 1911.[2]

Federal judicial service

Schofield was nominated by President William Howard Taft on May 25, 1911, to a joint seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and the United States Circuit Courts for the First Circuit vacated by Judge Francis Cabot Lowell. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 6, 1911, and received his commission the same day. On December 31, 1911, the Circuit Courts were abolished and he thereafter served only on the Court of Appeals. His service terminated on June 10, 1912, due to his death.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Bacon, Edwin M., ed. (1896). Men of Progress: One Thousand Biographical Sketches and Portraits of Leaders in Business and Professional Life in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston: The New England Magazine. pp. 602–603. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ a b William Schofield at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  3. ^ "Judge Schofield Dies at Malden". The Boston Globe. Malden. June 11, 1912. p. 11. Retrieved June 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

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Preceded by Judge of the United States Circuit Courts for the First Circuit
1911 		Succeeded by
Seat abolished
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
1911–1912 		Succeeded by
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