Edward Coke Billings

Edward Coke Billings

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Nonpartisan

Prior offices

U.S. District Court for the District of Louisiana

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United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

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Education

Bachelor's

Yale College, 1853

Personal

Birthplace

Hatfield, Mass.

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Edward Coke Billings (1829-1893) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

He was nominated by President Ulysses Grant on January 10, 1876. He was confirmed by the Senate on February 10, 1876, and received commission that same day. On March 3, 1881, he was reassigned to this court after his nomination to the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit was turned down by the Senate. He served until his death on December 1, 1893. Billings was succeeded in this position by Charles Parlange.

Early life and education

Judge Billing graduated from Yale College in 1853.

Professional career

Judge Billings was nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit in 1881, but the nomination failed in the Senate.

Judicial nominations and appointments

Eastern District of Louisiana

Billings was nominated by President Ulysses Grant on January 10, 1876. He was confirmed by the Senate on February 10, 1876, and received commission that same day. On March 3, 1881, he was reassigned to this court after his nomination to the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit was turned down by the Senate. He served until his death on December 1, 1893. Billings was succeeded in this position by Charles Parlange.

External links

• Judge Billings's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by: Edward Henry Durell	Eastern District of Louisiana 1876–1893 Seat #1	Succeeded by: Charles Parlange