Joseph McKenna
Personal
Birthday:
8/10/1843
Birthplace:
Philadelphia, PA
Date of Death:
11/21/1926
Place of Death:
Washington, DC
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Private practice, Fairfield, California, 1865-1866
District attorney, Solano County, California, 1866-1870
Private practice, Suisun, California, 1870-1875
State assemblyman, California, 1875-1876
U.S. representative from California, 1885-1892
Attorney General of the United States, 1897
Education
Name of School:
St. Augustine`s College
Degree Year:
1865
Name of School - Second:
Read law
Degree Year - Second:
1865 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. Circuit Courts for the Ninth Circuit
President Nominating:
Benjamin Harrison
Party Affiliation of President:
Republican
Commission Date:
03/17/1892
Termination Date:
03/05/1897
Termination Reason:
Resignation
Court Name - Second:
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Court Name - Second:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Commission Date - Second:
03/17/1892
Termination Date - Second:
03/05/1897
Termination Reason - Second:
Resignation
Court Name - Third:
Supreme Court of the United States
Court Name - Third:
Supreme Court of the United States
Commission Date - Third:
01/21/1898
Termination Date - Third:
1/5/1925
Termination Reason - Third:
Retirement Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services:
Allotment as Circuit Justice:
Ninth Circuit, February 21, 1898-January 5, 1925