Henry Clay Niles
Henry Clay Niles (1850-1918) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi.
He received a recess appointment from President Benjamin Harrison on August 11, 1891 and was nominated on December 10th. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 11, 1892, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on September 26, 1918.[1]
Early life and education
- Read law, 1872[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Jackson, Mississippi, 1872-1890
- Mississippi state representative, 1878, 1886
- Mississippi state district attorney
- U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi, 1890-1891[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
Northern District of Mississippi
Niles received a recess appointment from President Benjamin Harrison on August 11, 1891 and was nominated on December 10th. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 11, 1892, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on September 26, 1918.[1]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Judge Niles's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Robert Andrews Hill |
Northern District of Mississippi 1892–1918 Seat #1T |
Succeeded by: Edwin Ruthven Holmes
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| 1889 | |||
| 1890 |
Brown • Bryant • Caldwell • Edgerton • Green • Ham • Hanford • Hawley • Jewell • Knowles • Ricks • Riner • Sharpe • Sharretts • Shurtleff • Somerville • Stackpole • Swayne • Thomas • Tichenor • Wilkinson • Williams | ||
| 1891 |
Acheson • Aldrich • Lunt • Putnam • Reed • Swan | ||
| 1892 |
Baker • Beatty • Buffington • Dallas • Gilbert • Goff • Grosscup • McCormick • McKenna • Morrow • Niles • Peelle • Rector • Sanborn • Shipman • Shiras • Taft • Townsend • Woolson • Woods | ||
| 1893 | |||
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Halil Ozerden • Henry Wingate • Daniel Jordan • Carlton W. Reeves • Kristi Johnson • Taylor McNeel | ||
| Senior judges |
David Bramlette • Tom Lee (Mississippi) • Louis Guirola • Keith Starrett • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Michael Parker (Mississippi) • Keith Ball • Robert Myers (Mississippi) • LaKeysha Greer Isaac • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
George Adams • Samuel Jameson Gholson • Robert Andrews Hill • Charles Pickering • Henry Clay Niles • Edwin Ruthven Holmes • William Barbour • Walter Gex • Dan Russell • Sidney Mize • James Summer • William Cox • Walter Nixon • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Henry Wingate • William Barbour • Tom Lee (Mississippi) • Dan Russell • Daniel Jordan • Sidney Mize • William Cox • Walter Nixon • | ||
