District of Nebraska / Appointed / Served to 1897

William Douglas McHugh

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

Appointed by President Grover Cleveland, William Douglas McHugh was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska. Sources: FJC Biographical Directory

Appointed by
Grover Cleveland
Confirmed
No recorded vote
Federal judicial service
YearCourtAppointed byVote
1896District of Nebraska · succeeded Elmer Scipio DundyCleveland (D)

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.

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