David C. Westenhaver
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David C. Westenhaver was a United States federal judge
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Born in Berkeley County, West Virginia
, Westenhaver received an LL.B. from Georgetown University Law School in 1886. He was in private practice in Martinsburg, West Virginia
from 1886 to 1903. He was a Prosecuting attorney of Berkeley County, West Virginia from 1886 to 1887. He was a member of the Martinsburg City Council, West Virginia from 1902 to 1903. He was in private practice in Cleveland, Ohio
from 1903 to 1917. He was a member of the Board of Education, Cleveland, Ohio from 1912 to 1915.
Westenhaver was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
. Westenhaver was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson
on March 12, 1917, to a seat vacated by John Hessin Clarke
. He was confirmed by the United States Senate
on March 14, 1917, and received his commission the same day. Westenhaver served in that capacity until July 29, 1928, due to his death.
United States federal judge
In the United States, the title of federal judge usually means a judge appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate in accordance with Article II of the United States Constitution....
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Born in Berkeley County, West Virginia
Berkeley County, West Virginia
Berkeley County is a county located in the Eastern Panhandle region of the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2010, the population is 104,169, making it the second-most populous county in West Virginia, behind Kanawha...
, Westenhaver received an LL.B. from Georgetown University Law School in 1886. He was in private practice in Martinsburg, West Virginia
Martinsburg, West Virginia
Martinsburg is a city in the Eastern Panhandle region of West Virginia, United States. The city's population was 14,972 at the 2000 census; according to a 2009 Census Bureau estimate, Martinsburg's population was 17,117, making it the largest city in the Eastern Panhandle and the eighth largest...
from 1886 to 1903. He was a Prosecuting attorney of Berkeley County, West Virginia from 1886 to 1887. He was a member of the Martinsburg City Council, West Virginia from 1902 to 1903. He was in private practice in Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
from 1903 to 1917. He was a member of the Board of Education, Cleveland, Ohio from 1912 to 1915.
Westenhaver was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio is the federal trial court for the northern half of Ohio...
. Westenhaver was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
Thomas Woodrow Wilson was the 28th President of the United States, from 1913 to 1921. A leader of the Progressive Movement, he served as President of Princeton University from 1902 to 1910, and then as the Governor of New Jersey from 1911 to 1913...
on March 12, 1917, to a seat vacated by John Hessin Clarke
John Hessin Clarke
John Hessin Clarke was an American lawyer and judge who served as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1916 to 1922.-Early life:...
. He was confirmed by the United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
on March 14, 1917, and received his commission the same day. Westenhaver served in that capacity until July 29, 1928, due to his death.