Halmor Hull Emmons (November 22, 1814 – May 14, 1877) was a

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of the United States Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit.

Education and career

Born in

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, Emmons

read law Reading law was the primary method used in common law countries, particularly the United States, for people to prepare for and enter the legal profession before the advent of law schools. It consisted of an extended internship or apprenticeship un ...

to enter the bar. He was in private practice in Keeseville and

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, New York in 1837, in

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from 1837 to 1838, and then in

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until 1870.

Federal judicial service

Emmons was nominated by President

Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant; April 27, 1822July 23, 1885) was the 18th president of the United States, serving from 1869 to 1877. In 1865, as Commanding General of the United States Army, commanding general, Grant led the Uni ...

on January 10, 1870, to the United States Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit, to a new seat authorized by 16 Stat. 44. He was confirmed by the

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on January 17, 1870, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on May 14, 1877, due to his death in Detroit.

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Judge Halmor Emmons Built a Country Home in "Swampy Ecorse"
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Education and career

Federal judicial service

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