| William Calvin Chesnut | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland | |
| In office July 31, 1953 – October 16, 1962 | |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland | |
| In office May 9, 1931 – July 31, 1953 | |
| Appointed by | Herbert Hoover |
| Preceded by | Morris Ames Soper |
| Succeeded by | Roszel Cathcart Thomsen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Calvin Chesnut (1873-06-27)June 27, 1873 Baltimore, Maryland |
| Died | October 16, 1962(1962-10-16) (aged 89) Baltimore, Maryland |
| Education | Johns Hopkins University (A.B.) University of Maryland School of Law (LL.B.) |
William Calvin Chesnut (June 27, 1873 – October 16, 1962) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.
Education and career
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Chesnut received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Johns Hopkins University in 1892 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1894. He was an assistant state's attorney of Baltimore from 1896 to 1899. He was in private practice in Baltimore from 1899 to 1931. He was a lecturer for the University of Maryland School of Law from 1911 to 1931.
Federal judicial service
Chesnut received a recess appointment from President Herbert Hoover on May 9, 1931, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Maryland vacated by Judge Morris Ames Soper. He was nominated to the same position by President Hoover on December 15, 1931. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 12, 1932, and received his commission the same day. He assumed senior status on July 31, 1953. His service terminated on October 16, 1962, due to his death in Baltimore.
See also
References
- ^ William Calvin Chesnut at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
| Legal offices | ||
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| Preceded byMorris Ames Soper | Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland 1931–1953 |
Succeeded byRoszel Cathcart Thomsen |
- 1873 births
- 1962 deaths
- Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland
- United States district court judges appointed by Herbert Hoover
- 20th-century American judges
- Lawyers from Baltimore
- Johns Hopkins University alumni
- University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law alumni
- University of Maryland, Baltimore faculty