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John Jefferson DeHaven

John Jefferson DeHaven

California Northern District Court

Born 1845 in St. Joseph, MO

Died 1913 in Yountville, CA

FJC ID: 597

John Jefferson De Haven (also given as de Haven and DeHaven) (March 12, 1845 – January 26, 1913) was a United States representative from California, an associate justice of the California Supreme Court and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.

Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Private practice, Eureka, California
    1866–1867, 1875–1878, 1880–1884, 1895–1897
  2. Supreme Court of California
    Associate justice · 1891–1895
  3. U.S. representative from California
    1889–1890
  4. Superior Court of California
    Judge · 1884–1889
  5. Eureka, California
    City attorney · 1878–1880
  6. California
    State senator · 1871–1875
  7. California
    State assemblyman · 1869–1871
  8. Humboldt County, California
    District attorney · 1867–1869

Appointments

  1. California Northern District Court
    1897–1913 · Appointed by William McKinley (Republican)
    Term ended: Death

Education

  1. Read law
    1866