Milton Dwight Purdy

Milton Dwight Purdy

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Nonpartisan

Prior offices

United States District Court for the District of Minnesota

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Education

Bachelor's

University of Minnesota, 1891

Law

University of Minnesota, 1892

Personal

Birthplace

Mogadore, Ohio

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Milton Dwight Purdy (1866-1937) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota.

He received a recess appointment from President Theodore Roosevelt on July 6, 1908 to fill a seat vacated by William Lochren. On December 8, 1908, he was nominated. However, he was not confirmed by the Senate, so his service ended on March 3, 1909.

On March 6, 1909, he received a recess appointment from President William Howard Taft. But he resigned soon after on May 1, 1909. Purdy was succeeded in this position by Charles Andrew Willard.

Early life and education

• University of Minnesota, A.B., 1891
• University of Minnesota, LL.B., 1892

Professional career

• Assistant city attorney, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1893-1897
• Assistant county attorney, Hennepin County Minnesota, 1897-1898
• Assistant U.S. attorney, 1898-1901
• U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota, 1901-1902
• Assistant U.S. attorney general, Washington, DC, 1903-1905
• Assistant to the U.S. attorney general, 1905-1908
• Special assistant to the U.S. attorney general, 1922-1924
• Judge, U.S. Court in Shanghai, China, 1924

Judicial career

District of Minnesota

Purdy received a recess appointment from President Theodore Roosevelt on July 6, 1908 to fill a seat vacated by William Lochren. On December 8, 1908, he was nominated. However, he was not confirmed by the Senate, so his service ended on March 3, 1909.

On March 6, 1909, he received a recess appointment from President William Howard Taft. But he resigned soon after on May 1, 1909. Purdy was succeeded in this position by Charles Andrew Willard.

External links

• Biography (dead link) from the Federal Judicial Center.
• Article from The New York Times, published 1908

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by: William Lochren	District of Minnesota 1909–1909 Seat #1	Succeeded by: Charles Andrew Willard