West Hughes Humphreys

Judge West Hughes Humphreys

Personal

Birthday:

8/26/1806

Birthplace:

Montgomery County, TN

Date of Death:

10/16/1882

Place of Death:

Nashville, TN

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Clarksville, Tennessee, 1828-1829
Private practice, Somerville, Tennessee, 1829-1839
State representative, Tennessee, 1835-1838
Attorney general, State of Tennessee, 1839-1851
Reporter, Tennessee Supreme Court, 1839-1851
Private practice, Nashville, Tennessee, 1851-1853, 1866-1882
Judge, Confederate District Court, District of Tennessee, 1861-1865

Education

Name of School:

Transylvania University Law Department

Name of School - Second:

Read law

Degree Year - Second:

1828

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee

Court Name:

Tennessee Eastern District Court

President Nominating:

Franklin Pierce

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

03/26/1853

Termination Date:

06/26/1862

Termination Reason:

Impeachment & Conviction

Court Name - Second:

U. S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee

Court Name - Second:

Tennessee Middle District Court

Commission Date - Second:

03/26/1853

Termination Date - Second:

06/26/1862

Termination Reason - Second:

Impeachment & Conviction

Court Name - Third:

U. S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee

Court Name - Third:

Tennessee Western District Court

Commission Date - Third:

03/26/1853

Termination Date - Third:

06/26/1862

Termination Reason - Third:

Impeachment & Conviction