Howell Edmunds Jackson
Personal
Birthday:
4/8/1832
Birthplace:
Paris, TN
Date of Death:
8/8/1895
Place of Death:
West Meade, TN
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Private practice, Jackson, Tennessee, 1856-1858, 1874-1880
Private practice, Memphis, Tennessee, 1855-1861, 1865-1874
Receiver of alien property, West Tennessee, Confederate States of America, 1861-1864
Special judge, Court of Arbitration for Western Tennessee, 1875-1877
State representative, Tennessee, 1880-1881
U.S. senator from Tennessee, 1881-1886
Education
Name of School:
West Tennessee College (now Union University, Jackson, Tennessee)
Degree:
A.B.
Degree Year:
1849
Name of School - Second:
University of Virginia
Name of School - Third:
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University
The mission of the Cumberland School of Law is to educate a diverse community of students with knowledge and practical skills, equipping them to become highly competent, ethical lawyers committed to professionalism and public service.
Degree - Third:
LL.B.
Degree Year - Third:
1856 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit
President Nominating:
Grover Cleveland
Party Affiliation of President:
Democratic
Commission Date:
04/12/1886
Termination Date:
03/04/1893
Termination Reason:
Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Court Name - Second:
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Court Name - Second:
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
Commission Date - Second:
06/16/1891
Termination Date - Second:
03/04/1893
Termination Reason - Second:
Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Court Name - Third:
Supreme Court of the United States
Court Name - Third:
Supreme Court of the United States
Commission Date - Third:
02/18/1893
Termination Date - Third:
08/08/1895
Termination Reason - Third:
Death Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services:
Allotment as Circuit Justice:
Fifth Circuit, March 13, 1893-April 1, 1894
Sixth Circuit, April 2, 1894-August 8, 1895