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American judge
Edward William Day
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island
In office
March 19, 1976 – October 22, 1985
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island
In office
1966–1971
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byRaymond James Pettine
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island
In office
November 10, 1953 – March 19, 1976
Appointed byDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byEdward L. Leahy
Succeeded byFrancis J. Boyle
Personal details
BornEdward William Day
(1901-05-24)May 24, 1901
Cranston, Rhode Island
DiedOctober 22, 1985(1985-10-22) (aged 84)
EducationBrown University (Ph.B.)
Harvard Law School (LL.B.)

Edward William Day (May 24, 1901 – October 22, 1985) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island.

Education and career

Born in Cranston, Rhode Island, Day received a Bachelor of Philosophy degree from Brown University in 1922 and a Bachelor of Laws from Harvard Law School in 1925. He was in private practice in Providence, Rhode Island from 1925 to 1930, and was a law clerk for the Eighth District Court of Rhode Island from 1929 to 1930. He was first assistant state attorney general of Rhode Island from 1930 to 1933, and was city solicitor for Cranston from 1935 to 1943. He was Chairman of the Rhode Island Civil Service Commission from 1939 to 1941.

Federal judicial service

On November 10, 1953, Day received a recess appointment from President Dwight D. Eisenhower to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island vacated by Judge Edward L. Leahy. Formally nominated to the same seat by President Eisenhower on January 11, 1954, Day was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 9, 1954, and received his commission the same day. He served as Chief Judge from 1966 to 1971, and assumed senior status on March 19, 1976, serving in that capacity until his death on October 22, 1985.

References

  1. ^ Edward William Day at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

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Preceded byEdward L. Leahy Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island
1953–1976 		Succeeded byFrancis J. Boyle
Preceded byOffice established Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island
1966–1971 		Succeeded byRaymond James Pettine
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