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Henry Galbraith Ward

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Prior offices

Second Circuit Seat 1

U.S. Circuit Courts for the 2nd Circuit

United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit

Education

Personal

Henry Galbraith Ward (1851-1933) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit. He joined the court in 1907 after an appointment from Theodore Roosevelt. At the time of appointment, he was a private practice attorney. He jointly served on the United States Circuit Courts for the Second Circuit. He assumed senior status on June 30, 1921. He retired on October 31, 1924. He passed away on August 24, 1933.[1]

Early life and education

  • University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 1870
  • University of Pennsylvania, M.A., 1870
  • Read law, 1873[1]

Professional career

  • Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1882-1884
  • Private practice, New York City, 1884-1907[1]

Judicial nominations and appointments

Second Circuit

Ward received a recess appointment from President Theodore Roosevelt on May 18, 1907 to fill a seat vacated by William James Wallace. On December 3, 1907, he was nominated. He was confirmed by the Senate on December 17th, and received commission that same day. He assumed senior status on June 30, 1921. He retired on October 31, 1924. He was succeeded to this post by Julius Marshuetz Mayer.[1]

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Political offices
Preceded by:
William James Wallace 		Second Circuit
1907–1924
Seat #1 		Succeeded by:
Julius Marshuetz Mayer
Preceded by:
William James Wallace 		Circuit Courts for the Second Circuit
1882–1891
Seat #1 		Succeeded by:
NA-Court Abolished

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Federal judges who have served the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Active judges

Chief Judge: Debra Livingston   •  Joseph Bianco  •  Richard Sullivan (New York)  •  Maria Araujo Kahn  •  Raymond Lohier  •  Alison J. Nathan  •  Beth Robinson  •  Sarah A.L. Merriam  •  Michael Park  •  Steven Menashi  •  William Nardini  •  Eunice Lee  •  Myrna Pérez

Senior judges

Denny Chin  •  Gerard Lynch  •  Pierre Leval  •  Dennis Jacobs  •  Jon Newman  •  Amalya Kearse  •  John Walker (New York)  •  Chester Straub  •  Guido Calabresi  •  Jose Cabranes  •  Robert Sack  •  Barrington Parker  •  Reena Raggi  •  Richard Wesley  •  Susan L. Carney (Second Circuit)  •  

Former judges Christopher Droney  •  Julian William Mack  •  Frank Altimari  •  Samuel Blatchford  •  Alexander Smith Johnson  •  Nathaniel Shipman  •  William James Wallace  •  Lewis Bartholomew Woodruff  •  Sonia Sotomayor  •  Wilfred Feinberg  •  Ralph Winter  •  Roger Miner  •  Rosemary Pooler  •  Robert Katzmann  •  Peter Hall (Federal judge)  •  John Mahoney (Second Circuit)  •  George Pratt  •  Richard Cardamone  •  Lawrence Pierce  •  Thomas Meskill  •  William Mulligan  •  James Oakes  •  William Timbers  •  Fred Parker  •  Alfred Conkling Coxe  •  Emile Henry Lacombe  •  William Kneeland Townsend  •  Charles Merrill Hough  •  Walter Chadwick Noyes  •  Henry Galbraith Ward  •  John Harlan II  •  Learned Hand  •  Martin Augustine Knapp  •  Julius Marshuetz Mayer  •  Augustus Noble Hand  •  Martin Thomas Manton  •  Henry Wade Rogers  •  Harrie Brigham Chase  •  Thomas Walter Swan  •  Carroll Hincks  •  Charles Edward Clark  •  John Joseph Smith  •  Robert Palmer Anderson  •  Robert Porter Patterson, Sr.  •  Murray Gurfein  •  Irving Kaufman  •  Walter Mansfield  •  Harold Medina  •  Thurgood Marshall  •  Jerome Frank  •  Henry Friendly  •  Paul Hays  •  Joseph Lumbard  •  Leonard Moore  •  Ellsworth Van Graafeiland  •  Sterry Waterman  •  
Former Chief judges

Wilfred Feinberg  •  Jon Newman  •  Ralph Winter  •  John Walker (New York)  •  Robert Katzmann  •  Thomas Meskill  •  James Oakes  •  Learned Hand  •  Harrie Brigham Chase  •  Thomas Walter Swan  •  Charles Edward Clark  •  Irving Kaufman  •  Henry Friendly  •  Joseph Lumbard  •  

Theodore Roosevelt

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Federal judges nominated by Theodore Roosevelt
1901

Baker • Jones • McDowell

1902

Anderson • Burns • Coxe • Gould • Hale • Holmes • Platt • Ray • Townsend • Waite

1903

Clabaugh • Day • Hay • Holt • Hook • McClelland • Morris • Pollock • Pritchard • Richards • Van Devanter • Daniel Wright •

Francis Wright
1904

Duell • Holland • Hunt • Lanning • Reed • Shepard • Stafford

1905

Adams • Atkinson • Barney • Bethea • Booth • Cross • Dayton • Dodge • Finkelnburg • Kohlsaat • Landis • Lowell • McCall • McComas • Quarles • Sanborn • Seaman • Tayler • Whitson • Wolverton • Wright

1906

Buffington • Chatfield • Ewing • Farrington • Hough • Knappen • Lewis • Martin • Moody • Peelle • Robb

1907

Campbell • Cotteral • Dietrich • Dyer • Hundley • Munger • Noyes Saunders • Sheppard • Van Fleet • Van Orsdel • Ward

1908

Chamberlain • Purdy • Sanford • Sater • Young

1909

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