Richard Henry Alvey

Richard Henry Alvey

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Nonpartisan

Prior offices

United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

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Education

Law

Read law, 1849

Personal

Birthplace

Maryland

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Richard Henry Alvey (1826-1906) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

He was nominated by President Grover Cleveland on April 14, 1893. He was confirmed by the Senate on April 15, 1893, and received commission that same day. He retired on January 1, 1905.

Education

• Read law, 1849

Professional career

• Private practice, Hagerstown, Maryland, 1850-1867
• Member, Maryland State Legislature, 1867
• Delegate, Maryland Constitutional Convention, 1867
• Chief judge, Fourth Judicial Circuit Court of Maryland, 1867-1883
• Chief justice, Maryland Court of Appeals, 1883-1893
• Private practice, Hagerstown, Maryland, 1904-1906

External links

• Biography from "Men of Mark in Maryland" by Bernard C. Steiner, Ph.D.