Edward Franklin Bingham
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Edward Franklin Bingham was a United States federal judge
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Born in West Concord, Vermont
, Bingham read law in 1850. He was in private practice in McArthur, Ohio
from 1850 to 1861, and in Columbus, Ohio
from 1861 to 1867, also working as a prosecuting attorney of Vinton County, Ohio
from 1850 to 1855 and serving in the Ohio House of Representatives
from 1856 to 1857. He was a city solicitor for Columbus, thereafter returning to private practice in Columbus until 1873. He was a judge on the Court of Common Pleas, Fifth Judicial District, Columbus, Ohio from 1873 to 1888.
On April 22, 1887, Bingham received a recess appointment
from President Grover Cleveland
to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
vacated by David Kellogg Cartter
. Formally nominated on December 20, 1887, Bingham was confirmed by the United States Senate
on January 23, 1888, and received his commission the same day. Bingham served until his retirement, on April 30, 1903.
He was in private practice in Columbus from then until his death, in 1907, in Union, West Virginia
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United States federal judge
In the United States, the title of federal judge usually means a judge appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate in accordance with Article II of the United States Constitution....
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Born in West Concord, Vermont
Concord, Vermont
Concord is a town in Essex County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,196 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Berlin, NH–VT Micropolitan Statistical Area, and contains the villages of North Concord and Miles Pond.- History :...
, Bingham read law in 1850. He was in private practice in McArthur, Ohio
McArthur, Ohio
McArthur is a village in Vinton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,888 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Vinton County.-Geography:McArthur is located at ....
from 1850 to 1861, and in Columbus, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
from 1861 to 1867, also working as a prosecuting attorney of Vinton County, Ohio
Vinton County, Ohio
Vinton County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 13,435. , the least populous in the state. Its county seat is McArthur. The county is named for Samuel Finley Vinton, a 19th-century United States Congressman from...
from 1850 to 1855 and serving in the Ohio House of Representatives
Ohio House of Representatives
The Ohio House of Representatives is the lower house of the Ohio General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio; the other house of the bicameral legislature being the Ohio Senate....
from 1856 to 1857. He was a city solicitor for Columbus, thereafter returning to private practice in Columbus until 1873. He was a judge on the Court of Common Pleas, Fifth Judicial District, Columbus, Ohio from 1873 to 1888.
On April 22, 1887, Bingham received a recess appointment
Recess appointment
A recess appointment is the appointment, by the President of the United States, of a senior federal official while the U.S. Senate is in recess. The U.S. Constitution requires that the most senior federal officers must be confirmed by the Senate before assuming office, but while the Senate is in...
from President Grover Cleveland
Grover Cleveland
Stephen Grover Cleveland was the 22nd and 24th president of the United States. Cleveland is the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms and therefore is the only individual to be counted twice in the numbering of the presidents...
to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
United States District Court for the District of Columbia
The United States District Court for the District of Columbia is a federal district court. Appeals from the District are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit The United States District Court for the District of Columbia (in case citations, D.D.C.) is a...
vacated by David Kellogg Cartter
David Kellogg Cartter
David Kellogg Cartter was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, and later a diplomat and federal judge.Born in Jefferson County, New York, Cartter pursued preparatory studies, reading law in Rochester, New York to be admitted to the bar there in 1832...
. Formally nominated on December 20, 1887, Bingham was confirmed by the United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
on January 23, 1888, and received his commission the same day. Bingham served until his retirement, on April 30, 1903.
He was in private practice in Columbus from then until his death, in 1907, in Union, West Virginia
Union, West Virginia
Union is a town in Monroe County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 548 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Monroe County.-History:...
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