John Davis (Court of Claims)
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John Davis (1851-1902) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Claims.
Davis was nominated to the Court of Claims in 1885 by President Chester Arthur. He received his commission on January 20, 1885, and served until his death on May 5, 1902.[1]
Education
- University of Heidelberg
- University of Berlin
- University of Paris
- Read law, 1874
Professional career
- Clerk, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC, 1870-1872
- Private secretary, U.S. Agent J. C. Bancroft Davis, Joint High Commission, Geneva, Switzerland, 1872
- Private secretary, U.S. Secretary of State Hamilton Fish, 1872-1873
- Clerk, U.S. Court of Commissioners of the Alabama Claims, 1874
- Private practice, New York City and Washington, DC, 1874-1881
- Assistant Counsel of the United States, French American Claims Commission, 1881-1882
- Acting U.S. Secretary of State, 1882-1885
Footnotes
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| Former judges |
Atkinson • Barney • Bennett • Blackford • Booth • Campbell • Casey • Collins • Cowen • John Davis • John Bancroft Davis • Oscar Davis • Downey • Drake • Durfee • Friedman • Gilchrist • Graham • Green • Hay • Howell • Howry • Hughes • Hunt • Jones • Kashiwa • Kunzig • Laramore • Littleton • Loring • Madden • Milligan • Moss • Nichols • Nott • Peck • Peelle • Richardson • Scarburgh • Scofield • Sinnott • Skelton • Smith • Weldon • Whaley • Whitaker • Williams • Wilmot • Wright • |
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| 1881 | ||
| 1882 |
Blatchford • Coxe • Davis • McCay • G. Sabin • Seymour • Shiras • Wallace • Webb | |
| 1883 |
Paul • Weldon | |
| 1884 |
Brewer • Carpenter • Colt • Gresham • C. Sabin • Sage • Wales • Woods | |
| 1885 |
Davis • Richardson • Speer |
