West Hughes Humphreys

From Ballotpedia
Jump to: navigation, search
West Hughes Humphreys

Silhouette Placeholder Image.png

Nonpartisan

Prior offices
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee

Education

Law

Transylvania Law Department, Read Law, 1828

Personal
Birthplace
Tennessee

float:right;
border:1px solid #FFB81F;
background-color: white;
width: 250px;
font-size: .9em;
margin-bottom:0px;

} .infobox p { margin-bottom: 0; } .widget-row { display: inline-block; width: 100%; margin-top: 1px; margin-bottom: 1px; } .widget-row.heading { font-size: 1.2em; } .widget-row.value-only { text-align: center; background-color: grey; color: white; font-weight: bold; } .widget-row.value-only.white { background-color: #f9f9f9; } .widget-row.value-only.black { background-color: #f9f9f9; color: black; } .widget-row.Democratic { background-color: #003388; color: white; font-weight: bold; } .widget-row.Republican { background-color: red; color: white; font-weight: bold; } .widget-row.Independent, .widget-row.Nonpartisan, .widget-row.Constitution { background-color: grey; color: white; font-weight: bold; } .widget-row.Libertarian { background-color: #f9d334; color: black; font-weight: bold; } .widget-row.Green { background-color: green; color: white; font-weight: bold; } .widget-key { width: 43%; display: inline-block; padding-left: 10px; vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold; } .widget-value { width: 57%; float: right; display: inline-block; padding-left: 10px; word-wrap: break-word; } .widget-img { width: 150px; display: block; margin: auto; } .clearfix { clear: both; }


West Hughes Humphreys (1806-1882) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western, Middle and Eastern Districts of Tennessee.

He was nominated by President Franklin Pierce on March 24, 1853. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 26, 1853, and received commission that same day. He was impeached and convicted, so his service ended on June 26, 1862.[1] Humphreys was succeeded in this position by Connally Findlay Trigg.

Early life and education

  • Transylvania Law Department
  • Read law, 1828[1]

Professional career

  • Private practice, Clarksville, Tennessee, 1828-1829
  • Private practice, Somerville, Tennessee, 1829-1839
  • Member, Tennessee House of Representatives, 1835-1838
  • State attorney general, Tennessee, 1839-1851
  • Reporter of Supreme Court of Tennessee, 1839-1851
  • Private practice, Nashville, Tennessee, 1851-1853
  • Judge, District Court of Tennessee, Confederate States of America, 1861-1865
  • Private practice, Nashville, Tennessee, 1866-1882[1]

Judicial career

Western, Middle, and Eastern Districts of Tennessee

Humphreys was nominated by President Franklin Pierce on March 24, 1853. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 26, 1853, and received commission that same day. He was impeached and convicted, so his service ended on June 26, 1862.[1] Humphreys was succeeded in this position by Connally Findlay Trigg.

See also

External links


Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 West Hughes Humphreys's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
Political offices
Preceded by:
Morgan Welles Brown 		Eastern District of Tennessee
1853–1862
Seat #1 		Succeeded by:
Connally Findlay Trigg
Preceded by:
Morgan Welles Brown 		Western District of Tennessee
1853–1862
Seat #1 		Succeeded by:
Connally Findlay Trigg
Preceded by:
Morgan Welles Brown 		Middle District of Tennessee
1853–1862
Seat #1 		Succeeded by:
Connally Findlay Trigg


v • e
Federal judges who have been impeached
Archbald • Chase • Claiborne • Delahay • English • Hastings • Humphreys • Kent • Louderback • Nixon • Peck • Pickering • Ritter • Swayne • Porteous



Retrieved from "https://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php?title=West_Hughes_Humphreys&oldid=9848205"