Edward Coke Billings

Judge Edward Coke Billings

Personal

Birthday:

12/3/1829

Birthplace:

Hatfield, MA

Date of Death:

12/1/1893

Place of Death:

New Haven, CT

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, New York City, 1855-1865
Private practice, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1865-1876

Nominated to U.S. Circuit Courts for the Fifth Circuit, January 24, 1881; no Senate vote

Education

Name of School:

Yale College

Degree Year:

1853

Name of School - Second:

Harvard Law School

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Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1855

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of Louisiana

President Nominating:

Ulysses Grant

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

02/10/1876

Termination Date:

03/03/1881

Termination Reason:

Reassignment

Court Name - Second:

U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana

Court Name - Second:

Louisiana Eastern District Court

Commission Date - Second:

03/03/1881

Termination Date - Second:

12/01/1893

Termination Reason - Second:

Death