Marion De Vries
Marion De Vries | |
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Chief Judge of the United States Court of Customs Appeals | |
In office June 28, 1921 – October 31, 1922 | |
Appointed by | Warren G. Harding |
Preceded by | Robert Montgomery |
Succeeded by | George Martin |
Associate Judge of the United States Court of Customs Appeals | |
In office March 30, 1910 – June 28, 1921 | |
Appointed by | Warren G. Harding |
Preceded by | Seat established |
Succeeded by | Oscar Bland |
President of the Board of General Appraisers | |
In office 1906–1910 | |
Preceded by | Israel Fischer |
Succeeded by | Henderson Somerville |
Member of the Board of General Appraisers | |
In office June 9, 1900 – March 30, 1910 | |
Appointed by | William McKinley |
Preceded by | Joseph Wilkinson |
Succeeded by | Samuel Cooper |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 2nd district | |
In office March 4, 1897 – August 20, 1900 | |
Preceded by | Grove Johnson |
Succeeded by | Samuel Woods |
Personal details | |
Born |
Woodbridge, California, U.S. | August 15, 1865
Died |
September 11, 1939 74) (aged Woodbridge, California, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater |
San Joaquin Valley College University of Michigan, Ann Arbor |
Marion De Vries (August 15, 1865 – September 11, 1939) was a United States Representative from California, a Member of the Board of General Appraisers and a Judge for the United States Court of Customs Appeals.
Biography
De Vries was born on a ranch near Woodbridge, San Joaquin County, California. He attended the public schools and received a Bachelor of Philosophy degree from the San Joaquin Valley College, Woodbridge, California in 1886 and received a Bachelor of Laws degree from the law department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1888. He was admitted to the bar in 1887 and commenced practice in Stockton, California in 1889. He was the assistant district attorney of San Joaquin County from January 1893 to February 1897 when he resigned, having been elected to Congress.[1][2]
Congressional Service
De Vries was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-fifth and Fifty-sixth Congresses and served from March 4, 1897, to August 20, 1900 when he resigned to accept a court position.[3]
Federal Judicial Service
On June 9, 1900, President McKinley appointed De Vries to the Board of General Appraisers via a recess appointment. On December 5, 1900, President McKinley nominated De Vries to the same seat, which had been vacated by Joseph Biddle Wilkinson, Jr. He was confirmed by the Senate on December 10, 1900. He served as President of the Board from 1906 to 1910. He served on the board until April 2, 1910 and was succeeded by Samuel B. Cooper. On March 9, 1910, President Taft nominated De Vries to serve as an associate judge for the United States Court of Customs Appeals, to a new seat. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 30, 1910, and received his commission the same day. He served in that capacity on the court until June 28, 1921, and was succeeded by Judge Oscar Edward Bland. On June 23, 1921, President Harding nominated De Vries to serve as Chief Judge for the United States Court of Customs Appeals, to the seat vacated by Judge Robert Morris Montgomery. He was confirmed by the Senate on June 28, 1921 and received his commission the same day. He served in that capacity until his resignation on October 31, 1922. He was succeeded by Judge George Ewing Martin.[4]
Later career and death
De Vries partnered a law firm with George Roscoe Davis. He reengaged in the practice of law in Washington, D.C., and New York City, until 1939, when he retired to his ranch near Woodbridge, California where he died on September 11, 1939. He was buried in the family plot on the De Vries Ranch, a San Joaquin County designated historical site.[5][6]
References
- Marion De Vries at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
United States House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by Grove Johnson |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 2nd congressional district 1897–1900 |
Succeeded by Samuel Woods |
Legal offices | ||
Preceded by Joseph Wilkinson |
Member of the Board of General Appraisers 1900–1910 |
Succeeded by Samuel Cooper |
Preceded by Israel Fischer |
President of the Board of General Appraisers 1906–1910 |
Succeeded by Henderson Somerville |
New seat | Associate Judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals 1910–1921 |
Succeeded by Oscar Bland |
Preceded by Robert Montgomery |
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals 1921–1922 |
Succeeded by George Martin |