Nathaniel Ewing
Encyclopedia
Nathaniel Ewing was a United States federal judge
.
Born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania
, Ewing received an A.B.
from Princeton University
in 1869 and an A.M.
from Princeton University
in 1872. He was in private practice in Uniontown, Pennsylvania
from 1871 to 1887. He was a judge on the 14th Judicial District of Pennsylvania from 1887 to 1899, returning to private practice in Uniontown from 1900 to 1906.
On September 25, 1906, Ewing received a recess appointment
from Theodore Roosevelt to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
vacated by Joseph Buffington
. Formally nominated on December 3, 1906, Ewing was confirmed by the United States Senate
on December 11, 1906, and received his commission the same day. Ewing served in that capacity for less than a year and a half, resigning on January 31, 1908.
He was then chairman of the Pennsylvania State Railroad Commission from 1908 to 1913, and chairman of the Public Service Commission of Pennsylvania from 1913 to 1914.
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....
.
Born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Uniontown is a city in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, southeast of Pittsburgh and part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. Population in 1900, 7,344; in 1910, 13,344; in 1920, 15,692; and in 1940, 21,819. The population was 10,372 at the 2010 census...
, Ewing received an A.B.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
from Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
in 1869 and an A.M.
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
from Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
in 1872. He was in private practice in Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Uniontown is a city in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, southeast of Pittsburgh and part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. Population in 1900, 7,344; in 1910, 13,344; in 1920, 15,692; and in 1940, 21,819. The population was 10,372 at the 2010 census...
from 1871 to 1887. He was a judge on the 14th Judicial District of Pennsylvania from 1887 to 1899, returning to private practice in Uniontown from 1900 to 1906.
On September 25, 1906, Ewing received a recess appointment
Recess appointment
A recess appointment is the appointment, by the President of the United States, of a senior federal official while the U.S. Senate is in recess. The U.S. Constitution requires that the most senior federal officers must be confirmed by the Senate before assuming office, but while the Senate is in...
from Theodore Roosevelt to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
The United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania sits in Pittsburgh, Erie, and Johnstown, Pennsylvania. It is composed of ten judges as authorized by federal law. The Honorable Judge Gary L. Lancaster is currently Chief Judge of the Western Pennsylvania District...
vacated by Joseph Buffington
Joseph Buffington
Joseph Buffington was a United States federal judge.Born in Kittanning, Pennsylvania to Ephraim and Margaret Chambers Buffington, and nephew to a well-known Pennsylvania judge of the same name, Buffington received an A.B. from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut in 1875...
. Formally nominated on December 3, 1906, Ewing 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 December 11, 1906, and received his commission the same day. Ewing served in that capacity for less than a year and a half, resigning on January 31, 1908.
He was then chairman of the Pennsylvania State Railroad Commission from 1908 to 1913, and chairman of the Public Service Commission of Pennsylvania from 1913 to 1914.