David Jackson Davis
David Jackson Davis (October 15, 1878 – December 7, 1938) was a United States federal judge.
Born in Weedowee, Alabama, Davis received a LL.B from Yale University in 1906. He was in private practice in Birmingham, Alabama from 1906 to 1935.
On December 10, 1935, Davis received a recess appointment from President Franklin D. Roosevelt to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama vacated by Grubb William I.. Formally nominated on January 6, 1936, Davis was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 22, 1936, and received his commission on January 28, 1936. Davis served in that capacity until his death, in 1938.
Sources
- David Jackson Davis at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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| Preceded by William Irwin Grubb |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama 1936–1938 |
Succeeded by seat abolished |
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