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James McPherson Proctor
James McPherson Proctor (September 4, 1882 – September 17, 1953) was a United States federal judge, United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and previously was an associate justice of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia. Education and career Born in Washington, D.C., Proctor received a Bachelor of Laws from the George Washington University Law School in 1904. He was an Assistant United States Attorney of the District of Columbia from 1905 to 1913, becoming the Chief Assistant United States Attorney of that district in 1909. He was in private practice in Washington, D.C. from 1913 to 1931, serving as a Special Assistant United States Attorney General from 1929 to 1931. Federal judicial service Proctor was nominated by President Herbert Hoover on February 6, 1931, to an Associate Justice seat on the Supreme Court of the Distri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Court Of Appeals For The District Of Columbia Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (in case citations, D.C. Cir.) is one of the thirteen United States Courts of Appeals. It has the smallest geographical jurisdiction of any of the U.S. federal appellate courts, and covers only one district court: the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. It meets at the E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse, near Judiciary Square, Washington, D.C. The D.C. Circuit's prominence and prestige among American federal courts is second only to the U.S. Supreme Court because its geographic jurisdiction contains the U.S. Capitol and the headquarters of many of the U.S. federal government's executive departments and government agencies, and therefore it is the main federal appellate court for many issues of American administrative law and constitutional law. Four of the current nine justices on the Supreme Court were previously judges on the D.C. Circuit including Chief Justice John Roberts, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |