Western District of Pennsylvania / Appointed 1891 / Served to 1892
James Hay Reed
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Appointed by President Benjamin Harrison in 1891 and confirmed by voice vote, James Hay Reed was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Sources: FJC Biographical Directory · Senate confirmation, February 20, 1891
- Appointed by
- Benjamin Harrison, 1891
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Succeeded
- Marcus Wilson Acheson
- Succeeded by
- Joseph Buffington
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | Western District of Pennsylvania · succeeded Marcus Wilson Acheson | Harrison (R) | voice |
A per-senator roll-call isn’t shown for this confirmation. The Senate’s recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989; many confirmations (especially before then, and most to the lower courts) were by voice vote or unanimous consent.
Education
| Western University of Pennsylvania (now University of Pittsburgh) | A.M. | 1872 |
| Read law | 1875 |
Sources
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