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David McKendree Key
David McKendree Key (1824-1900) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Middle and Eastern Districts of Tennessee.
He was nominated by President Rutherford B. Hayes on May 19, 1880. He was confirmed by the Senate on May 27, 1880, and received commission that same day. He retired on January 21, 1895.[1] Key was succeeded in this position by Charles Dickens Clark. Key died on February 3rd, 1900.
Early life and education
- University of Tennessee, A.M.
- Read law, 1850
- Hiwassee College, 1850[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Madisonville, Tennessee, 1850-1852
- Private practice, Kingston, Tennessee, 1852-1853
- Private practice, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 1853-1861
- Confederate Army, 1861-1865
- Private practice, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 1865-1880
- Chancellor, 3rd Chancery District of Tennessee, 1870-1875
- U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1875-1877
- U.S. Postmaster General, 1877-1880[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
Eastern District of Tennessee
Key was nominated by President Rutherford B. Hayes on May 19, 1880. He was confirmed by the Senate on May 27, 1880, and received commission that same day. He retired on January 21, 1895.[1] Key was succeeded in this position by Charles Dickens Clark.
External links
- Biography from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
- David McKendree Key's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 David McKendree Key's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Connally Findlay Trigg |
Eastern District of Tennessee 1880–1895 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Charles Dickens Clark |
| Preceded by: Connally Findlay Trigg |
Middle District of Tennessee 1880–1895 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Charles Dickens Clark
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| Hayes |
Acheson • Barr • Baxter • Blatchford • Bunn • Butler • Choate • Cox • Davis • Hagner • Hammond • Harlan • Hays • Hunt • James • Key • Lowell • McCormick • McCrary • Morris • Nelson • Turner • Wheeler • Woods | ||
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Travis Randall McDonough • Thomas Varlan • Clifton L. Corker • Charles Atchley • Katherine Crytzer | ||
| Senior judges |
Curtis Collier • Robert Leon Jordan • J. Ronnie Greer (Federal Judge) • Thomas W. Phillips • Robert Allan Edgar (Tennessee) • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Susan K. Lee (Tennessee) • Christopher H. Steger • Cynthia Wyrick • Debra Poplin • Jill McCook • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Harry Mattice • John McNairy • Morgan Welles Brown • Herbert Milburn • West Hughes Humphreys • Connally Findlay Trigg • David McKendree Key • Charles Dickens Clark • Edward Terry Sanford • Xenophon Hicks • George Caldwell Taylor • Leslie Darr • Frank Wiley Wilson • Thomas Hull • James Jarvis (Tennessee) • Charles Neese • Robert Taylor (Tennessee) • Pamela L. Reeves • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
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