Thomas Griffith Haight

Thomas Griffith Haight

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Nonpartisan

Prior offices

United States District Court for the District of New Jersey

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United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit

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Education

Bachelor's

Princeton University

Law

New York Law School, 1900

Personal

Birthplace

Freehold, N.J.

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Thomas Griffith Haight (1879-1942) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit and the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Early life and education

• Princeton University
• New York Law School, LL.B., 1900

Professional career

• Private practice, Jersey City, New Jersey, 1901-1913
• City attorney, Jersey City, 1911-1913
• Corporation counsel, Hudson County, New Jersey, 1913-1914
• Private practice, Jersey City, New Jersey, 1920-1942

Judicial career

Third Circuit

Haight received a recess appointment from President Woodrow Wilson on April 1, 1919 to fill the seat vacated by John Bayard McPherson. On May 23, 1919, he was nominated. He was confirmed by the Senate on June 24, 1919, and received commission that same day. He resigned on May 31, 1920.

District of New Jersey

Haight was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson on February 3, 1914 to fill the seat vacated by Joseph Cross. He was confirmed by the Senate on February 18th, and received commission that same day. He served on this court until April 1, 1919, when he was appointed to the Third Circuit.

External links

• Judge Haight's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by: Joseph Cross	District of New Jersey 1914–1919 Seat #2	Succeeded by: Charles Francis Lynch
Preceded by: John Bayard McPherson	Third Circuit Court of Appeals 1919–1920	Succeeded by: John Warren Davis (Third Circuit)