Francis Cabot Lowell
Francis Cabot Lowell (1855-1911) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit and the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Lowell joined the court in 1905 after an appointment from Theodore Roosevelt. He joined the District of Massachusetts in 1898 after an appointment from William McKinley. At the time of appointment, he served as a Massachusetts state representative. He served until his death on March 6, 1911.[1]
Early life and education
- Harvard University, A.B., 1876
- Harvard University, LL.B., 1879[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1880-1898
- Private secretary, Hon. Horace Gray, Chief Justice, Massachusetts Supreme Court, 1880-1882
- Boston city councilman, 1889-1891
- Massachusetts state representative, 1895[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
First Circuit
Lowell was nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt on February 15, 1905. He was confirmed by the Senate on February 23, 1905, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on March 6, 1911. Lowell was succeeded to this position by William Schofield.[1]
District of Massachusetts
Lowell was nominated by President William McKinley on January 5, 1898. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 10, 1898, and received commission that same day. He served on this court until April 15, 1905. Lowell was succeeded in this position by Frederic Dodge.[1]
See also
- United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
- United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit
External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Thomas Leverett Nelson |
District of Massachusetts 1898–1905 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Frederic Dodge |
| Preceded by: NA - new seat |
First Circuit 1905–1911 Seat #3 |
Succeeded by: William Schofield
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| 1897 | |||
| 1898 | |||
| 1899 |
Barnard • Clabaugh • Day • Evans • Fischer • Gray • Grosscup • Hook • Howell • Kohlsaat • McPherson • Shelby | ||
| 1900 |
Boyd • De Vries • Hazel • McPherson • Severens • Trieber • Wanty | ||
| 1901 |
Adams • Anderson • Archbald • Cochran • Humphrey • Keller • Wing | ||
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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 | |||
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Dennis Saylor • Nathaniel Gorton • Richard Stearns • Patti Saris • Leo Sorokin • Denise Casper • Angel Kelley • Mark G. Mastroianni • Indira Talwani • Margaret R. Guzman • Allison Dale Burroughs • Myong Joun • Julia Kobick | ||
| Senior judges |
Mark Wolf • Edward Harrington • Rya Zobel • William G. Young (Massachusetts) • Douglas Woodlock • George O'Toole • Michael Ponsor • Timothy Hillman • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Kenneth Neiman • Robert Collings • Jerome Niedermeier • Jennifer Boal • David Hennessy • Mary Page Kelley • Donald L. Cabell • Katherine A. Robertson • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Joseph Tauro • Reginald Lindsay • Nancy Gertner • Levin Hicks Campbell • John A. Lowell • John Davis (District of Massachusetts) • Peleg Sprague • John Lowell (federal judge, 1865-1884) • Thomas Leverett Nelson • Francis Cabot Lowell • Frederic Dodge • James Madison Morton • Elisha Hume Brewster • James Arnold Lowell • Hugh Dean McLellan • George Clinton Sweeney • Francis Ford • David Sutherland Nelson • Bailey Aldrich • Andrew Caffrey • Frank Freedman • Wendell Garrity • Arthur Healey • Anthony Julian • Robert Keeton • David Mazzone • William T. McCarthy • John McNaught • Frank Murray • Walter Skinner • Charles Wyzanski • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Joseph Tauro • William G. Young (Massachusetts) • George Clinton Sweeney • Andrew Caffrey • Frank Freedman • Anthony Julian • Charles Wyzanski • | ||
Federal courts:
First Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Massachusetts • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Massachusetts
State courts:
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court • Massachusetts Appeals Court • Massachusetts Superior Courts • Massachusetts District Courts • Massachusetts Housing Courts • Massachusetts Juvenile Courts • Massachusetts Land Courts • Massachusetts Probate and Family Courts • Boston Municipal Courts, Massachusetts
State resources:
Courts in Massachusetts • Massachusetts judicial elections • Judicial selection in Massachusetts
