Thomas Bell Monroe
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Thomas Bell Monroe was a United States federal judge
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Born in Albemarle County, Virginia
, Monroe attended Transylvania University
and was a Kentucky state representative in 1816 before reading law
to enter the bar in 1821. He entered private practice in Frankfort, Kentucky
in 1821. He was Secretary of state for the State of Kentucky from 1823 to 1824, and became a reporter of decisions for the Kentucky Court of Appeals
in 1825. He was the United States Attorney
for the District of Kentucky from 1830 to 1834
On February 20, 1834, Monroe was nominated by President Andrew Jackson
to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Kentucky vacated by the death of John Boyle
. Monroe was confirmed by the United States Senate
On March 6, 1834, and received his commission on March 8, 1834. While serving on the bench, he taught law in Montrose, Kentucky from 1843 to 1848. He was then chairman of the law department at Transylvania University beginning in 1848, and a professor of law at Tulane University
from 1848 until about 1851. Monroe resigned from the bench on September 18, 1861, choosing to sied with the Confederacy in the American Civil War
. He was a Confederate Congressman in 1862, and returning to private practice in Richmond, Virginia
.
He died in Pass Christian, Mississippi
.
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 Albemarle County, Virginia
Albemarle County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 79,236 people, 31,876 households, and 21,070 families residing in the county. The population density was 110 people per square mile . There were 33,720 housing units at an average density of 47 per square mile...
, Monroe attended Transylvania University
Transylvania University
Transylvania University is a private, undergraduate liberal arts college in Lexington, Kentucky, United States, affiliated with the Christian Church . The school was founded in 1780. It offers 38 majors, and pre-professional degrees in engineering and accounting...
and was a Kentucky state representative in 1816 before reading law
Reading law
Reading law is the method by which persons in common law countries, particularly the United States, entered the legal profession before the advent of law schools. This usage specifically refers to a means of entering the profession . A small number of U.S...
to enter the bar in 1821. He entered private practice in Frankfort, Kentucky
Frankfort, Kentucky
Frankfort is a city in Kentucky that serves as the state capital and the county seat of Franklin County. The population was 27,741 at the 2000 census; by population it is the 5th smallest state capital in the United States...
in 1821. He was Secretary of state for the State of Kentucky from 1823 to 1824, and became a reporter of decisions for the Kentucky Court of Appeals
Kentucky Court of Appeals
The Kentucky Court of Appeals is the lower of Kentucky's two appellate courts, under the Kentucky Supreme Court. Prior to a 1975 amendment to the Kentucky Constitution the Kentucky Court of Appeals was the only appellate court in Kentucky....
in 1825. 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 District of Kentucky from 1830 to 1834
On February 20, 1834, Monroe was nominated by President Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States . Based in frontier Tennessee, Jackson was a politician and army general who defeated the Creek Indians at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend , and the British at the Battle of New Orleans...
to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Kentucky vacated by the death of John Boyle
John Boyle (congressman)
John Boyle was a United States federal judge and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives....
. Monroe 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 March 6, 1834, and received his commission on March 8, 1834. While serving on the bench, he taught law in Montrose, Kentucky from 1843 to 1848. He was then chairman of the law department at Transylvania University beginning in 1848, and a professor of law at Tulane University
Tulane University
Tulane University is a private, nonsectarian research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States...
from 1848 until about 1851. Monroe resigned from the bench on September 18, 1861, choosing to sied with the Confederacy in the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
. He was a Confederate Congressman in 1862, and returning to private practice in Richmond, Virginia
Richmond, Virginia
Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...
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He died in Pass Christian, Mississippi
Pass Christian, Mississippi
Pass Christian , nicknamed The Pass, is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States, along the Gulf of Mexico. It is part of the Gulfport–Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area...
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