James Harry Covington (May 3, 1870 – February 4, 1942) was a United States representative from Maryland and chief justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. He founded the major law firm of Covington & Burling.
James Harry Covington
District of Columbia District Court
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia)
Born 1870 in Talbot County, MD
Died 1942 in Washington, DC
FJC ID: 518
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Private practice, Easton, Maryland1894–present
- Private practice, Washington, D.C.1918–1942
- Georgetown UniversityProfessor of law · 1914–1919
- U.S. Railroad Wage CommissionMember · 1918
- U.S. representative from Maryland1909–1914
- Talbot County, MarylandState's attorney · 1903–1908
Appointments
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia)Chief Justice1914–1918 · Appointed by Woodrow Wilson (Democratic)Term ended: Resignation
