John Baxter

John Baxter

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Prior offices

U.S. Circuit Courts for the 6th Circuit

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John Baxter

John Baxter (1819-1886) was a federal judge on the United States Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit.

He was nominated by President Rutherford B. Hayes on December 6, 1877. He was confirmed by the Senate on December 13, 1877, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on April 2, 1886.

Education

• Read law, 1841

Professional career

• Merchant, South Carolina, 1835-1839
• Private practice, Rutherford, North Carolina, 1841-1849
• Member, North Carolina State Legislature, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1842-1843, 1846-1848, 1852-1857
• Private practice, Henderson, North Carolina, 1849-1857
• Newspaper publisher, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1862
• Private practice, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1857-1877

External links

• Biography (dead link) from the Federal Judicial Center.
• Biography from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.