William H. Jackson (1864 – December 11, 1938)W. H. Jackson, 74, Dies In New York
, ''The Tennessean'' (December 12, 1938), p. 3. was a judge of the

United States District Court for the Canal Zone The United States District Court for the Canal Zone (in case citations, D.C.Z.) was a United States District Court which existed in the Panama Canal Zone of Panama from 1914 to 1982. The court sat at the Courthouse at Ancon Hill from 1914 to 19 ...

from 1914 to 1918. Jackson was born in

Holly Springs, Mississippi Holly Springs is a city in and the county seat of Marshall County, Mississippi, Marshall County, Mississippi, United States, near the border with Tennessee to the north. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 6,96 ...

, but spent most of his early life in

Nashville, Tennessee Nashville, often known as Music City, is the capital and List of municipalities in Tennessee, most populous city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County in Middle Tennessee, locat ...

. His father was Howell E. Jackson, who served as a justice of the

Supreme Court of the United States The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all Federal tribunals in the United States, U.S. federal court cases, and over Stat ...

. He received a

B.A. A Bachelor of Arts (abbreviated B.A., BA, A.B. or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is the holder of a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the liberal arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree ...

from

Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt University (informally Vandy or VU) is a private university, private research university in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1873, it was named in honor of shipping and railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provide ...

in 1883, followed by a law degree from

Harvard Law School Harvard Law School (HLS) is the law school of Harvard University, a Private university, private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1817, Harvard Law School is the oldest law school in continuous operation in the United ...

. After law school, he was counsel for

Chesapeake and Ohio Railway The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway was a Class I railroad formed in 1869 in Virginia from several smaller Virginia railroads begun in the 19th century. Led by industrialist Collis Potter Huntington, it reached from Virginia's capital city of Rich ...

. He would later become a district attorney and judge of the Superior Court of

Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati ( ; colloquially nicknamed Cincy) is a city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Settled in 1788, the city is located on the northern side of the confluence of the Licking River (Kentucky), Licking and Ohio Ri ...

. He would then move to

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, before he was appointed by

William Howard Taft William Howard Taft (September 15, 1857March 8, 1930) served as the 27th president of the United States from 1909 to 1913 and the tenth chief justice of the United States from 1921 to 1930. He is the only person to have held both offices. ...

to the Supreme Court for the

Panama Canal Zone The Panama Canal Zone (), also known as just the Canal Zone, was a International zone#Concessions, concession of the United States located in the Isthmus of Panama that existed from 1903 to 1979. It consisted of the Panama Canal and an area gene ...

, before it became a US District Court. In 1914, when it became a district court, he was appointed to that court by

Woodrow Wilson Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856February 3, 1924) was the 28th president of the United States, serving from 1913 to 1921. He was the only History of the Democratic Party (United States), Democrat to serve as president during the Prog ...

. In 1920, during the

Military Government of Santo Domingo The Military Government of Santo Domingo (Spanish: ''Gobierno Militar de Santo Domingo'') was a provisional military government established during the American occupation of the Dominican Republic that lasted from May 15, 1916 to September 18, ...

, Jackson was a justice on the Supreme Court of the Republic of Santo Domingo. In 1938, Jackson died at his New York City apartment.

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1864 births 1938 deaths People from Holly Springs, Mississippi Vanderbilt University alumni Harvard Law School alumni Judges of the Superior Court of Cincinnati Judges of the United States District Court for the Canal Zone United States Article I federal judges appointed by William Howard Taft United States district court judges appointed by Woodrow Wilson {{US-state-judge-stub