Jesse Corcoran Adkins
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Jesse Corcoran Adkins was a United States federal judge
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Adkins was born in Knoxville, Tennessee
. He received his LL.B. from Georgetown University Law School in 1899, and received his LL.M. from the same institution in 1900. He was an assistant U.S. attorney of Washington, D.C.
from 1905 to 1908. He was a special assistant to the U.S. Attorney General in the U.S. Department of Justice, from 1908 to 1911. He was in private practice of law in Washington, DC from 1908 to 1911. He was an Assistant U.S. Attorney General from 1911 to 1914., and served again as a special assistant to the U.S. Attorney General from 1914 to 1916. He returned to the private practice of law in Washington, DC from 1916 to 1930. He was a member of the faculty of Georgetown University Law School from 1910 to 1945.
Associate Adkins was a federal judge to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
. Adkins was nominated by President Herbert Hoover
on June 6, 1930, to a seat vacated by Alfred A. Wheat. He was confirmed by the United States Senate
on June 17, 1930, and received his commission the same day. Assumed senior status
on October 15, 1946. Adkins's service was terminated on March 29, 1955, due to death. He died in Washington, D.C.
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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Adkins was born in Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee
Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, U.S.A., behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox County. It is the largest city in East Tennessee, and the second-largest city in the Appalachia region...
. He received his LL.B. from Georgetown University Law School in 1899, and received his LL.M. from the same institution in 1900. He was an assistant U.S. attorney of Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
from 1905 to 1908. He was a special assistant to the U.S. Attorney General in the U.S. Department of Justice, from 1908 to 1911. He was in private practice of law in Washington, DC from 1908 to 1911. He was an Assistant U.S. Attorney General from 1911 to 1914., and served again as a special assistant to the U.S. Attorney General from 1914 to 1916. He returned to the private practice of law in Washington, DC from 1916 to 1930. He was a member of the faculty of Georgetown University Law School from 1910 to 1945.
Associate Adkins was a federal judge to 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...
. Adkins was nominated by President Herbert Hoover
Herbert Hoover
Herbert Clark Hoover was the 31st President of the United States . Hoover was originally a professional mining engineer and author. As the United States Secretary of Commerce in the 1920s under Presidents Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge, he promoted partnerships between government and business...
on June 6, 1930, to a seat vacated by Alfred A. Wheat. 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 June 17, 1930, and received his commission the same day. 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, 1946. Adkins's service was terminated on March 29, 1955, due to death. He died in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....