Walter Chadwick Noyes
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Walter Chadwick Noyes was a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
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in 1888 and then read law for admission to the Connecticut
bar. He worked as a lawyer
in private practice in New London, Connecticut
. Noyes served as a judge of the Connecticut Court of Common Pleas from 1895 to 1907.
In 1907, President
Theodore Roosevelt
selected Noyes as a recess appointment
on September 18, 1907, to a seat vacated by William Kneeland Townsend
. He was formally nominated on December 3, 1907, and confirmed by the United States Senate
on December 10, 1907. Noyes served on the court for just five and one-half years, from December 1907 to June 1913, before resigning and returning to private practice in New York City
from 1913 until his death in 1926.
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit is one of the thirteen United States Courts of Appeals...
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Biography
Noyes graduated Cornell UniversityCornell University
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in 1888 and then read law for admission to the Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
bar. He worked as a lawyer
Lawyer
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in private practice in New London, Connecticut
New London, Connecticut
New London is a seaport city and a port of entry on the northeast coast of the United States.It is located at the mouth of the Thames River in New London County, southeastern Connecticut....
. Noyes served as a judge of the Connecticut Court of Common Pleas from 1895 to 1907.
In 1907, President
President of the United States
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Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States . He is noted for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his leadership of the Progressive Movement, as well as his "cowboy" persona and robust masculinity...
selected Noyes as 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...
on September 18, 1907, to a seat vacated by William Kneeland Townsend
William Kneeland Townsend
William Kneeland Townsend was a federal judge in the United States.A native of New Haven, Connecticut, Townsend attended both Yale College, where he was a member of Skull and Bones, and Yale Law School. He worked for several years as a lawyer in private practice in New Haven, including as an...
. He was formally nominated on December 3, 1907, and confirmed by the United States Senate
United States Senate
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on December 10, 1907. Noyes served on the court for just five and one-half years, from December 1907 to June 1913, before resigning and returning to private practice in New York City
New York City
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from 1913 until his death in 1926.