John Forrest Dillon
Personal
Birthday:
12/25/1831
Birthplace:
Northampton, Montgomery County, NY
Date of Death:
5/6/1914
Place of Death:
New York, NY
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Private practice, Davenport, Iowa, 1852-1853
County attorney, Scott County, Iowa, 1853-1858
Judge, Iowa District Court, Seventh Judicial District, 1858-1862
Justice, Iowa Supreme Court, 1862-1868
Professor of law, Columbia University, 1879-1882
Private practice, New York City, 1882-1914
Storrs professor of law, Yale University, 1891-1892
Education
Name of School:
University of Iowa
Degree:
M.D.
Degree Year:
1850
Name of School - Second:
Read law
Degree Year - Second:
1852 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. Circuit Courts for the Eighth Circuit
President Nominating:
Ulysses Grant
Party Affiliation of President:
Republican
Commission Date:
12/22/1869
Termination Date:
09/01/1879
Termination Reason:
Resignation