Who appointed Albion Keith Parris?

President James Monroe appointed Albion Keith Parris to the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine in 1818.

What was Albion Keith Parris's confirmation vote?

Albion Keith Parris was confirmed by voice vote on January 28, 1818. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

District of Maine / Appointed 1818 / Served to 1822

Albion Keith Parris

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Maine

Appointed by President James Monroe in 1818 and confirmed by voice vote, Albion Keith Parris was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine. Sources ↓

Lived: 1788–1857
Appointed by: James Monroe, 1818
Confirmed: by voice vote
Succeeded: David Sewall
Succeeded by: Ashur Ware

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1818	District of Maine succeeded David Sewall	Monroe (N)	Voice vote

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.

Confirmation vote

Voice vote

The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.

Education

Dartmouth College		1806
Read law		1809

Before the bench

Professional career before and outside the federal bench, as recorded by the Federal Judicial Center.

Private practice, Paris, Maine	1810-1811
Prosecutor, Oxford County, Maine	1811-1813
State representative from Paris, Maine	1813-1814
State senator from Oxford and Somerset Counties, Maine	1814-1815
U.S. representative from Massachusetts	1815-1818
Judge, Cumberland County [Maine] Probate Court	1820-1821
Governor, Maine	1822-1827
U.S. senator from Maine	1827-1828
Associate justice, Maine Supreme Judicial Court	1828-1836
Second comptroller, U.S. Department of the Treasury	1836-1850
Private practice, Portland, Maine	1849-1852
Mayor, Portland, Maine	1852
Candidate for governor, Maine	1854

Questions & answers

Who appointed Albion Keith Parris?: President James Monroe appointed Albion Keith Parris to the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine in 1818.
What was Albion Keith Parris's confirmation vote?: Albion Keith Parris was confirmed by voice vote on January 28, 1818. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Albion Keith Parris on?: Albion Keith Parris was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine.

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3 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine. Data as of 2026-09-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).