Julius Marshuetz Mayer
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Julius Marshuetz Mayer was an American lawyer
and politician.
and Columbia Law School
before beginning a career in private practice in New York. During his years as a lawyer, Mayer also served as counsel to various state agencies. In January 1902, he was appointed to the Court of Special Sessions by Mayor Seth Low
to fill a vacancy, and was re-appointed to a full term of ten years in July 1903, but he resigned as of December 30, 1903 to resume the practice of law.
He was New York State Attorney General
from 1905 to 1906, elected in 1904, but defeated for re-election in 1906. He was a delegate to the 1904
and 1908 Republican National Convention
s.
In 1912, President
William Howard Taft
appointed Mayer a judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
. In 1921, President Warren G. Harding
promoted him to serve as an appellate judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
. Mayer served on the Second Circuit for only three years, and resigned on July 31, 1924, to return to private practice, but died the following year.
Lawyer
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and politician.
Life
He attended the College of the City of New YorkCity College of New York
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and Columbia Law School
Columbia Law School
Columbia Law School, founded in 1858, is one of the oldest and most prestigious law schools in the United States. A member of the Ivy League, Columbia Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Columbia University in New York City. It offers the J.D., LL.M., and J.S.D. degrees in...
before beginning a career in private practice in New York. During his years as a lawyer, Mayer also served as counsel to various state agencies. In January 1902, he was appointed to the Court of Special Sessions by Mayor Seth Low
Seth Low
Seth Low , born in Brooklyn, New York, was an American educator and political figure who served as mayor of Brooklyn, as President of Columbia University, as diplomatic representative of the United States, and as Mayor of New York City...
to fill a vacancy, and was re-appointed to a full term of ten years in July 1903, but he resigned as of December 30, 1903 to resume the practice of law.
He was New York State Attorney General
New York State Attorney General
The New York State Attorney General is the chief legal officer of the State of New York. The office has been in existence in some form since 1626, under the Dutch colonial government of New York.The current Attorney General is Eric Schneiderman...
from 1905 to 1906, elected in 1904, but defeated for re-election in 1906. He was a delegate to the 1904
1904 Republican National Convention
The 1904 National Convention of the Republican Party of the United States was held in the Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, on June 21 to June 23, 1904....
and 1908 Republican National Convention
1908 Republican National Convention
The 1908 Republican National Convention, the fourteenth presidential nominating convention of the Republican Party of the United States, was held in Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois on June 16 to June 19, 1908. It convened to nominate a successor to the popular GOP President, Theodore Roosevelt...
s.
In 1912, President
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
William Howard Taft
William Howard Taft
William Howard Taft was the 27th President of the United States and later the tenth Chief Justice of the United States...
appointed Mayer a judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York is a federal district court. Appeals from the Southern District of New York are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (in case...
. In 1921, President Warren G. Harding
Warren G. Harding
Warren Gamaliel Harding was the 29th President of the United States . A Republican from Ohio, Harding was an influential self-made newspaper publisher. He served in the Ohio Senate , as the 28th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio and as a U.S. Senator...
promoted him to serve as an appellate judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit is one of the thirteen United States Courts of Appeals...
. Mayer served on the Second Circuit for only three years, and resigned on July 31, 1924, to return to private practice, but died the following year.
Sources
- The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Maya to Maynadier at politicalgraveyard.com Political Graveyard
- Complete List of NYS Attorneys General at www.oag.state.ny.us List of New York Attorneys General, at Office of the NYSAG
- http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9401E3DD1539E433A25756C1A9649D946297D6CF His resignation, in NYT on December 15, 1903
- http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9B01E3D71230E132A25755C1A96F9C946597D6CF The Rep. nominees, in NYT on September 16, 1904