William Cather Hook

Judge William Cather Hook

Personal

Birthday:

9/24/1857

Birthplace:

Waynesburg, PA

Date of Death:

8/11/1921

Place of Death:

Sayner, WI

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Leavenworth, Kansas, 1878-1899
City attorney, Leavenworth, Kansas
City legal advisor, Leavenworth, Kansas, 1889-1895

Education

Name of School:

Washington University in St. Louis School of Law

An education at Washington University School of Law provides the opportunity to combine outstanding teaching and a mastery of the fundamentals necessary for the practice of law.

Degree:

LL.B.

Degree Year:

1878

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of Kansas

Court Name:

Kansas District Court

President Nominating:

William McKinley

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

01/31/1899

Termination Date:

12/1/1903

Termination Reason:

Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Court Name - Second:

U. S. Circuit Courts for the Eighth Circuit

Commission Date - Second:

11/17/1903

Termination Date - Second:

12/31/1911

Termination Reason - Second:

Abolition of Court

Court Name - Third:

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Court Name - Third:

Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals

Commission Date - Third:

11/17/1903

Termination Date - Third:

8/11/1921

Termination Reason - Third:

Death