William Henry Sawtelle
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William Henry Sawtelle was a United States federal judge
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Born in Tuscumbia, Alabama
, Sawtelle read law in 1886 and was in private practice of law in Tuscumbia from 1886 to 1903. He was a solicitor for the 8th Judicial Circuit from 1892 to 1898, and for the 11th Judicial Circuit from 1898 to 1903. He was in private practice in Tucson, Arizona
from 1903 to 1913.
On August 6, 1913, Sawtelle was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson
to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Arizona
vacated by Richard Elihu Sloan
. Sawtelle was confirmed by the United States Senate
on August 18, 1913, and received his commission the same day.
On January 8, 1931, President Herbert Hoover
elevated Sawtelle to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
vacated by Frank Sigel Dietrich
. Sawtelle was again confirmed by the United States Senate on January 22, 1931, receiving his commission on January 29, 1931, and serving thereafter until 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 Tuscumbia, Alabama
Tuscumbia, Alabama
Tuscumbia is a city in and the county seat of Colbert County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 8,423 and is included in The Shoals MSA....
, Sawtelle read law in 1886 and was in private practice of law in Tuscumbia from 1886 to 1903. He was a solicitor for the 8th Judicial Circuit from 1892 to 1898, and for the 11th Judicial Circuit from 1898 to 1903. He was in private practice in Tucson, Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
Tucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States. The city is located 118 miles southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The 2010 United States Census puts the city's population at 520,116 with a metropolitan area population at 1,020,200...
from 1903 to 1913.
On August 6, 1913, Sawtelle 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...
to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Arizona
United States District Court for the District of Arizona
The United States District Court for the District of Arizona is the federal district court whose jurisdiction is the state of Arizona. Court is held in the cities of Phoenix, Tucson, Flagstaff, Yuma, and Prescott. The district was created on June 20, 1910, by 36 Stat. 557...
vacated by Richard Elihu Sloan
Richard Elihu Sloan
Richard Elihu Sloan was a United States Republican politician, who held the distinction of being the last Territorial Governor of Arizona....
. Sawtelle 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 August 18, 1913, and received his commission the same day.
On January 8, 1931, President Herbert Hoover
Herbert Hoover
Herbert Clark Hoover was the 31st President of the United States . Hoover was originally a professional mining engineer and author. As the United States Secretary of Commerce in the 1920s under Presidents Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge, he promoted partnerships between government and business...
elevated Sawtelle to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is a U.S. federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:* District of Alaska* District of Arizona...
vacated by Frank Sigel Dietrich
Frank Sigel Dietrich
Frank Sigel Dietrich was a United States federal judge.Born in Franklin County, Kansas, Dietrich received an A.B. from Brown University in 1887 and an A.M. from that institution in 1890. He read law to enter the Bar in 1891...
. Sawtelle was again confirmed by the United States Senate on January 22, 1931, receiving his commission on January 29, 1931, and serving thereafter until his death.