James Edmund Boyd

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James Edmund Boyd (1845-1935) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina.^[1]

He received a recess appointment from President William McKinley on July 11, 1900 and was nominated on December 15th. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 9, 1901, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on August 21, 1935.^[1]

Education

Davidson College
Read law, 1868^[1]

Professional career

Confederate Army Private, 13th North Carolina Infantry and First North Carolina Cavalry
Private practice, North Carolina, 1868-1880
Member, North Carolina Legislature, 1874-1875
Delegate, North Carolina State Constitutional Convention, 1875
U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, 1880-1885
Private practice, North Carolina, 1885-1897
Assistant U.S. attorney general, 1897-1900^[1]