John Kelvey Richards

Judge John Kelvey Richards

Personal

Birthday:

3/15/1856

Birthplace:

Ironton, OH

Date of Death:

3/1/1909

Place of Death:

Cincinnati, OH

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Prosecutor, Lawrence County, Ohio, 1880-1882
City solicitor, Ironton, Ohio, 1885-1889
State senator, Ohio, 1890-1892
Attorney general, State of Ohio, 1892-1896
Member, Commission to Codify Insurance Laws of Ohio, 1895-1896
Counsel, Commission on Taxation, Ohio General Assembly, 1896
General counsel, Ohio State Board of Medical Registration and Examination, 1896-1898
Special counsel, Ohio State Board of Appraisers and Assessors, 1896-1898
Solicitor general of the United States, 1897-1903

Education

Name of School:

Swarthmore College

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1875

Name of School - Second:

Harvard University

Degree - Second:

A.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1877

Name of School - Third:

Read law

Degree Year - Third:

1879

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit

President Nominating:

Theodore Roosevelt

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

2/23/1903

Termination Date:

3/1/1909

Termination Reason:

Death

Court Name - Second:

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Court Name - Second:

Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals

Commission Date - Second:

2/23/1903

Termination Date - Second:

3/1/1909

Termination Reason - Second:

Death