Who appointed John Watson Barr?

President Rutherford B. Hayes appointed John Watson Barr to the U.S. District Court for the District of Kentucky in 1880.

Was John Watson Barr appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

John Watson Barr was appointed by President Rutherford B. Hayes, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was John Watson Barr's confirmation vote?

John Watson Barr was confirmed by voice vote on April 16, 1880. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

District of Kentucky / Appointed 1880 / Served to 1899

John Watson Barr

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

Appointed by President Rutherford B. Hayes in 1880 and confirmed by voice vote, John Watson Barr was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Kentucky. Sources ↓

Lived: 1826–1907
Appointed by: Rutherford B. Hayes, 1880
Confirmed: by voice vote
Succeeded: William Hercules Hays
Succeeded by: Walter Evans

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1880	District of Kentucky succeeded William Hercules Hays	Hayes (R)	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

Transylvania University Law Department

1847

Questions & answers

Who appointed John Watson Barr?: President Rutherford B. Hayes appointed John Watson Barr to the U.S. District Court for the District of Kentucky in 1880.
Was John Watson Barr appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: John Watson Barr was appointed by President Rutherford B. Hayes, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was John Watson Barr's confirmation vote?: John Watson Barr was confirmed by voice vote on April 16, 1880. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was John Watson Barr on?: John Watson Barr was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Kentucky.

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