Ernest Ford Cochran
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Ernest Ford Cochran (1865-1934) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina.
He received a recess appointment from President Calvin Coolidge on November 22, 1923 to replace Henry A. M. Smith. On December 15, 1923, he was nominated. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 17, 1924, and received commission on January 21st. He served until his death on March 4, 1934. Cochran was succeeded in this position by Francis Kerschner Myers.
Early life and education
- University of Virginia School of Law, LL.B., 1888
Professional career
- Private practice, Anderson, South Carolina, 1889-1923
- Commissioner, U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, 1889-1891
- Assistant U.S. attorney, District of South Carolina, 1891-1892, 1898-1905
- City attorney, Anderson, South Carolina, 1898-1900
- U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina, 1906-1914
- U.S. Attorney for the Western District of South Carolina, 1921-1923
Judicial nominations and appointments
District of South Carolina
Cochran received a recess appointment from President Calvin Coolidge on November 22, 1923 to replace Henry A. M. Smith.[1] On December 15, 1923, he was nominated. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 17, 1924, and received commission on January 21st. He served until his death on March 4, 1934. Cochran was succeeded in this position by Francis Kerschner Myers.
External links
- Biography (dead link) from the Federal Judicial Center.
- Biography from the University of South Carolina School of Law.
Footnotes
- ↑ Biography (dead link) from the Federal Judicial Center
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Henry Augustus Middleton Smith |
District of South Carolina 1924–1934 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Francis Kerschner Myers
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| 1923 | |||
| 1924 |
Boynton • Davis • Dawkins, Sr. • Graham • Hand • Jones • Kennamer • Kerrigan • Martin • McCormick • Moorman • Pray • Young | ||
| 1925 |
A. Anderson • H. Anderson • Baltzell • Beattie • Booth • Burns • Clark • Dawson • Foster • Henning • Hough • Johnson • McCamant • Meekins • Molyneaux • Moorman • Moscowitz • Otis • Parker • Raymond • Sanborn • Slick • St. Sure • Stone • Thacher • Van Valkenburgh | ||
| 1926 | |||
| 1927 |
Adler • Bryant • F. Coleman • W. Coleman • Hand • Hayes • Kirkpatrick • Letts • McNary • Moinet • Northcott • Tilson • Wham | ||
| 1928 |
Borah • Burrows • Cline • Cotteral • Deaver • Dewey • Gordon • Green • Hahn • Hickenlooper • Hicks • Louderback • Martineau • McCarthy • McDermott • McVicar • Norcross • Sinnott • Taylor • Tilson • Vaught • West | ||
| 1929 |
Akerman • Chase • Cox • Fake • Garrett • Nevin • Ritter • Woodward | ||
