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John Bruce

John Bruce

Alabama Southern District Court

Born 1832 in Sterlingshire, Scotland

Died 1901 in Walters Park, PA

FJC ID: 292

John Bruce (February 16, 1832 – October 1, 1901) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama.

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Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Alabama
    State representative · 1872–1874
  2. Prairie Bluff, Alabama
    Farmer · 1866–1872
  3. U.S. Army
    1862–1865
  4. Private practice, Keokuk, Iowa
    1856–1862

Appointments

  1. Alabama Southern District Court
    U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama
    1875–1886 · Appointed by Ulysses Grant (Republican)
    Term ended: Reassignment
  2. Alabama Middle District Court
    U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
    1875–1901 · Appointed by Ulysses Grant (Republican)
    Term ended: Death
  3. Alabama Northern District Court
    U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
    1875–1901 · Appointed by Ulysses Grant (Republican)
    Term ended: Death

Education

  1. Read law
    1856
  2. Franklin College, New Athens, Ohio
    A.B. · 1854