Elliott Northcott
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Elliott Northcott was a United States federal judge
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Born in Clarksburg, West Virginia
, Northcott attended the University of Michigan Law School
, but read law to enter the bar in 1891. He was in private practice in West Virginia
from 1891 to the present. He was a City attorney of Huntington, West Virginia from 1897 to 1898. He was an assistant U.S. Attorney of the Southern District of West Virginia from 1898 to 1905. He was the United States Attorney
for the Southern District of West Virginia from 1905 to 1909. He was a U.S. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Columbia from 1909 to 1911. He was a U.S. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Nicaragua in 1911. He was a U.S. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Venezuela from 1911 to 1913. He was in private practice in West Virginia
from 1915 to 1922. He was the United States Attorney
for the Southern District of West Virginia from 1922 to 1927.
Northcott was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
. Northcott received a recess appointment
from President Calvin Coolidge
on April 6, 1927, to a seat vacated by John Carter Rose
. Formally nominated on December 6, 1927. He was confirmed by the United States Senate
on December 15, 1927, and received his commission the same day. He assumed senior status
on October 15, 1939. Northcott served in that capacity until January 3, 1946, due to his death.
He died in LeSage, 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 Clarksburg, West Virginia
Clarksburg, West Virginia
Clarksburg is a city in and the county seat of Harrison County, West Virginia, United States, in the north-central region of the state. It is the principal city of the Clarksburg, WV Micropolitan Statistical Area...
, Northcott attended the University of Michigan Law School
University of Michigan Law School
The University of Michigan Law School is the law school of the University of Michigan, in Ann Arbor. Founded in 1859, the school has an enrollment of about 1,200 students, most of whom are seeking Juris Doctor or Master of Laws degrees, although the school also offers a Doctor of Juridical...
, but read law to enter the bar in 1891. He was in private practice in West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
from 1891 to the present. He was a City attorney of Huntington, West Virginia from 1897 to 1898. He was an assistant U.S. Attorney of the Southern District of West Virginia from 1898 to 1905. He was the United States Attorney
United States Attorney
United States Attorneys represent the United States federal government in United States district court and United States court of appeals. There are 93 U.S. Attorneys stationed throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands...
for the Southern District of West Virginia from 1905 to 1909. He was a U.S. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Columbia from 1909 to 1911. He was a U.S. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Nicaragua in 1911. He was a U.S. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Venezuela from 1911 to 1913. He was in private practice in West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
from 1915 to 1922. He was the United States Attorney
United States Attorney
United States Attorneys represent the United States federal government in United States district court and United States court of appeals. There are 93 U.S. Attorneys stationed throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands...
for the Southern District of West Virginia from 1922 to 1927.
Northcott was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit is a federal court located in Richmond, Virginia, with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:*District of Maryland*Eastern District of North Carolina...
. Northcott 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 Calvin Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge
John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. was the 30th President of the United States . A Republican lawyer from Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of that state...
on April 6, 1927, to a seat vacated by John Carter Rose
John Carter Rose
John Carter Rose was a United States federal judge.Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Rose received an LL.B. from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1882 and entered private practice in Baltimore. He also worked as an editorial writer for the Baltimore Sun. He was a supervisor of the 1890...
. Formally nominated on December 6, 1927. He 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 December 15, 1927, and received his commission the same day. He assumed senior status
Senior status
Senior status is a form of semi-retirement for United States federal judges, and judges in some state court systems. After federal judges have reached a certain combination of age and years of service on the federal courts, they are allowed to assume senior status...
on October 15, 1939. Northcott served in that capacity until January 3, 1946, due to his death.
He died in LeSage, West Virginia
Lesage, West Virginia
Lesage is an unincorporated census-designated place on Ohio River Road in Cabell County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,358. It is the nearest community to Clover Site, a National Historic Landmark....
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