William Kneeland Townsend
William Kneeland Townsend (1849-1907) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit and the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut. He joined the Second Circuit in 1902 after an appointment from Theodore Roosevelt. He joined the District of Connecticut in 1892 after an appointment from Benjamin Harrison. At the tim of his appointment, he was a Corporate Counsel in Connecticut. He served until his death on June 2, 1907.[1]
Early life and education
- Yale College, A.B., 1871
- Yale Law School, LL.B., 1874
- Yale Law School, D.C.L., 1880[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, New Haven, Connecticut, 1875-
- Attorney, New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, -1881
- Alderman, City of New Haven, Connecticut, 1880-1882
- Professor, Yale Law School, 1881-1907
- Corporation counsel, City of New Haven, Connecticut, 1889-1891[1]
Judicial career
Second Circuit
Townsend was nominated to the Second Circuit by President Theodore Roosevelt on January 15, 1902 to a seat vacated by Nathaniel Shipman. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 21, 1902, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on June 2, 1907.[1] He was succeeded to this post by Walter Chadwick Noyes.
District of Connecticut
Townsend was previously a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut. He was nominated by President Benjamin Harrison on March 24, 1892. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 28, 1892, and received commission that same day. He served on this court until February 27, 1902.[1] Townsend was succeeded in this position by James Perry Platt.
See also
- United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit
- United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
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Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Nathaniel Shipman |
District of Connecticut 1892–1902 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: James Perry Platt |
| Preceded by: Nathaniel Shipman |
Second Circuit 1902–1907 Seat #3 |
Succeeded by: Walter Chadwick Noyes
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Michael Shea • Kari A. Dooley • Vernon D. Oliver • Victor Allen Bolden • Omar A. Williams • Sarala Nagala • Sarah Russell | ||
| Senior judges |
Robert Chatigny • Vanessa Bryant • Alfred Covello • Janet Hall • Alvin Thompson • Stefan Underhill • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Holly Fitzsimmons • Robert A. Richardson (Connecticut) • Robert Spector • Thomas Farrish • S. Dave Vatti • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Janet Arterton • Ellen Burns (Connecticut) • Peter Dorsey • Christopher Droney • Warren Eginton • Mark Kravitz • Alan Nevas • Dominic Squatrito • Richard Law • Pierpont Edwards • William Bristol • Andrew Thompson Judson • Charles Anthony Ingersoll • William Davis Shipman • Nathaniel Shipman • Jon Newman • Jose Cabranes • William Timbers • William Kneeland Townsend • James Perry Platt • Edwin Stark Thomas • Warren Booth Burrows • Carroll Hincks • John Joseph Smith • Robert Zampano • Gilroy Daly • Mosher Blumenfeld • Robert Palmer Anderson • T. Emmet Clarie • Jeffrey Meyer • Sarah A.L. Merriam • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Robert Chatigny • Ellen Burns (Connecticut) • Alfred Covello • Alvin Thompson • Stefan Underhill • William Timbers • Carroll Hincks • John Joseph Smith • Gilroy Daly • Mosher Blumenfeld • Robert Palmer Anderson • T. Emmet Clarie • | ||
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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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| 1901 | |||
| 1902 |
Anderson • Burns • Coxe • Gould • Hale • Holmes • Platt • Ray • Townsend • Waite | ||
| 1903 |
Clabaugh • Day • Hay • Holt • Hook • McClelland • Morris • Pollock • Pritchard • Richards • Van Devanter • Daniel Wright • Francis Wright | ||
| 1904 |
Duell • Holland • Hunt • Lanning • Reed • Shepard • Stafford | ||
| 1905 |
Adams • Atkinson • Barney • Bethea • Booth • Cross • Dayton • Dodge • Finkelnburg • Kohlsaat • Landis • Lowell • McCall • McComas • Quarles • Sanborn • Seaman • Tayler • Whitson • Wolverton • Wright | ||
| 1906 |
Buffington • Chatfield • Ewing • Farrington • Hough • Knappen • Lewis • Martin • Moody • Peelle • Robb | ||
| 1907 |
Campbell • Cotteral • Dietrich • Dyer • Hundley • Munger • Noyes Saunders • Sheppard • Van Fleet • Van Orsdel • Ward | ||
| 1908 |
Chamberlain • Purdy • Sanford • Sater • Young | ||
| 1909 | |||
Federal courts:
Second Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Connecticut • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Connecticut
State courts:
Connecticut Supreme Court • Connecticut Appellate Court • Connecticut Superior Court • Connecticut Probate Courts
State resources:
Courts in Connecticut • Connecticut judicial elections • Judicial selection in Connecticut