William Wilkins
This article is about the former federal judge from the Western District of Pennsylvania. If you are looking for information about the former Fourth Circuit and District of South Carolina judge, please see William Walter Wilkins.
William Wilkins was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. He was nominated by President James Monroe on May 10, 1824. He was confirmed by the Senate on May 12, 1824, and received commission that same day.[1] He resigned on April 14, 1831. Wilkins was succeeded in this position by Thomas Irwin.
He also served on the United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit.
Early life and education
- Read law, 1801
- Dickinson College, 1802
Professional career
- Private practice, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1801-1806
- Private practice, Lexington, Kentucky, 1806-1807
- Private practice, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1808-1815
- President, Pittsburgh City Council, 1816-1819
- Member, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1819-1820
- President judge, Fifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania, 1820-1824
- U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1831-1834
- U.S. Minister to Russia, 1834-1836
- Private practice, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1836-1843
- U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1843-1844
- U.S. Secretary of War, 1844-1845
- Private practice, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1845-
- Member, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1855-1857
- Private practice, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1858-1865
Judicial career
Western District of Pennsylvania
Wilkins was nominated by President James Monroe on May 10, 1824. He was confirmed by the Senate on May 12, 1824, and received commission that same day.[1] He resigned on April 14, 1831. Wilkins was succeeded in this position by Thomas Irwin.
External links
- Biography of William Wilkins from the Federal Judicial Center.
- William Wilkins. Brief biography from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Footnotes
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| Preceded by: Jonathan Hoge Walker |
Western District of Pennsylvania 1824–1832 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Thomas Irwin
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Albert Diaz • Steven Agee • Harvie Wilkinson • Paul Niemeyer • Robert King • Roger Gregory • James Wynn • DeAndrea G. Benjamin • Stephanie Thacker • Pamela A. Harris • A. Marvin Quattlebaum Jr. • Julius Richardson • Allison Jones Rushing • Toby Heytens • Nicole Berner | ||
| Senior judges |
Barbara Keenan • Diana Motz • William Traxler • Henry Floyd • | ||
| Former judges | Hugh Lennox Bond • Karen J. Williams • Clyde Hamilton • Blane Michael • Dennis Shedd • Allyson Duncan • Michael Luttig • Emory Sneeden • Samuel Ervin • James Sprouse • Charles Henry Simonton • Nathan Goff • Edmund Waddill • Jeter Connelly Pritchard • Martin Augustine Knapp • John Carter Rose (Maryland) • Andre Davis • Charles Albert Woods • Morris Ames Soper • Elliott Northcott • John Johnston Parker • James Phillips (Court of Appeals Judge) • Armistead Dobie • Harrison Winter • James Craven • Donald S. Russell • Albert Bryan, Sr. • John Butzner • Hiram Widener • Herbert Boreman • John Field (West Virginia) • Kenneth Hall (West Virginia) • J. Spencer Bell • Clement Haynsworth • Francis Murnaghan • Simon Sobeloff • William Walter Wilkins • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Karen J. Williams • Harvie Wilkinson • William Traxler • Samuel Ervin • John Johnston Parker • Harrison Winter • Clement Haynsworth • Simon Sobeloff • William Walter Wilkins • | ||
