John Curtiss Underwood

John Curtiss Underwood

Prior offices

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

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U.S. District Court for the District of Virginia

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Education

Bachelor's

Hamilton College, 1832

Law

Read law

Personal

Birthplace

New York

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John Curtiss Underwood (1809-1873) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

He received a recess appointment from President Abraham Lincoln on March 27, 1863. On January 5, 1864, he was officially nominated. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 25, 1864, and received commission that same day. He was assigned to the United States District Court for the District of Virginia on June 11, 1864. He served there until he was reassigned to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on February 3, 1871. He served until his death on December 7, 1873. Underwood was succeeded in this position by Robert William Hughes.

Early life and education

• Read law
• Hamilton College, 1832

Professional career

• Private practice, Herkimer County, New York, -c.1839
• Private practice, c.1839-1856
• Secretary, Emigrant Aid and Homestead Society, 1856-1861
• Fifth auditor of the U.S. Treasury, 1861-1864

Judicial nominations and appointments

Eastern District of Virginia

Underwood received a recess appointment from President Abraham Lincoln on March 27, 1863. On January 5, 1864, he was officially nominated. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 25, 1864, and received commission that same day. He was assigned to the United States District Court for the District of Virginia on June 11, 1864. He served there until he was reassigned to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on February 3, 1871. He served until his death on December 7, 1873. Underwood was succeeded in this position by Robert William Hughes.

External links

• Judge Underwood's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by: NA-New Seat	Eastern District of Virginia 1864–1873 Seat #1	Succeeded by: Robert William Hughes