Robert Morris Montgomery
Personal
Birthday:
5/12/1849
Birthplace:
Eaton Rapids, MI
Date of Death:
6/27/1920
Place of Death:
Eaton Rapids, MI
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
U.S. Army, Seventh Michigan Cavalry, 1864
Private practice, Pentwater, Michigan, 1871-1873
Assistant assessor of internal revenue, State of Michigan, 1873
Prosecutor, Oceana County, Michigan, 1873-1877
Private practice, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1877, 1888-1891
Assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of Michigan, 1877-1881
Judge, Michigan Circuit Court, Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, 1881-1888
Justice, Michigan Supreme Court, 1892-1910; chief justice, 1900-1901, 1910
Education
Name of School:
Read law
Degree Year:
1870 Judicial Career
Court Name:
Chief Judge, U. S. Court of Customs Appeals (later Customs and Patent Appeals)
President Nominating:
William H. Taft
Party Affiliation of President:
Republican
Commission Date:
3/30/1910
Termination Date:
6/27/1920
Termination Reason:
Death