Public-domain · open source
OpenJurist
John Kelvey Richards

John Kelvey Richards

Born 1856 in Ironton, OH

Died 1909 in Cincinnati, OH

FJC ID: 2003

John Kelvey Richards (March 15, 1856 – March 1, 1909) was the 20th Attorney General of Ohio, the 10th Solicitor General of the United States and a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and of the United States Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit.

Full biography on Wikipedia ↗
Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Solicitor general of the United States
    1897–1903
  2. Ohio State Board of Medical Registration and Examination
    General counsel · 1896–1898
  3. Ohio State Board of Appraisers and Assessors
    Special counsel · 1896–1898
  4. State of Ohio
    Attorney general · 1892–1896
  5. Commission to Codify Insurance Laws of Ohio
    Member · 1895–1896
  6. Commission on Taxation, Ohio General Assembly
    Counsel · 1896
  7. Ohio
    State senator · 1890–1892
  8. Ironton, Ohio
    City solicitor · 1885–1889
  9. Lawrence County, Ohio
    Prosecutor · 1880–1882

Appointments

  1. U.S. Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit
    U.S. Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit
    1903–1909 · Appointed by Theodore Roosevelt (Republican)
    Term ended: Death
  2. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
    1903–1909 · Appointed by Theodore Roosevelt (Republican)
    Term ended: Death

Education

  1. Read law
    1879
  2. Harvard University
    A.B. · 1877
  3. Swarthmore College
    A.B. · 1875