Thomas Porter Hawley (July 18, 1830 – October 7, 1907) was a justice of the

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and a

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of the

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Education and career

Born in

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, Hawley

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to enter the bar in 1857. He was in private practice in Nevada City,

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from 1858 to 1868, serving as a district attorney for Nevada County, California from 1863 to 1864. He relocated his private practice to

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from 1868 to 1870, and then to

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, Nevada until 1872. Hawley then served as a justice of the

from 1872 to 1890.

Federal judicial service

On August 30, 1890, Hawley was nominated by President

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to a seat on the

vacated by Judge George Myron Sabin. Hawley was confirmed by the

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on September 9, 1890, and received his commission the same day. Hawley retired from the bench on June 30, 1906. He died in

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, California.

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* 1830 births 1907 deaths Justices of the Supreme Court of Nevada Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada United States federal judges appointed by Benjamin Harrison United States federal judges admitted to the practice of law by reading law People from Ripley County, Indiana People from Nevada City, California Chief justices of the Supreme Court of Nevada {{Nevada-state-judge-stub