Board of General Appraisers & U.S. Customs Court Adamson, William Charles Born: August 13, 1854 Died: January 3, 1929 Federal Judicial Service: Board of General Appraisers (U.S. Customs Court after May 28, 1926) Nominated by President Woodrow Wilson Confirmed on September 22, 1917 Service terminated due to resignation on January 20, 1928 Education: Bowdoin College, A.B., 1874 Read law, 1876 Bowdoin College, A.M., 1883 Professional Experience: Private practice, Carrollton, Georgia, 1876-1917 Judge, City Court, Carrollton, Georgia, 1885-1889 City attorney, Carrollton, Georgia U.S. Representative from Georgia, 1896-1919 Private practice, Carrollton, Georgia, 1928-1929 Alger, Mary Donlon Born: August 25, 1893 Died: March 5, 1877 Federal Judicial Service: U.S. Customs Court Nominated by President Dwight Eisenhower Commissioned on August 1, 1955 Retired from active service on October 10, 1966 Service terminated due to death on March 5, 1977 Education: Cornell Law School, LL.B., 1927 Professional Experience: Private practice, New York City, 1921-1944 Chairman, New York State Industrial Board, 1944-1945 Chairman, New York State Workers Compensation Board, 1945-1955 Beckworth, Lindley Garrison, Sr. Born: June 30, 1913 Federal Judicial Service: U.S. Customs Court Nominated by President Lyndon Johnson Commissioned on March 4, 1967 Service terminated due to resignation on August 31, 1968 Education: Read law, 1937 Professional Experience: Member, Texas House of Representatives, 1937-1938 U.S. Representative from Texas, 1939-1952 Candidate for U.S. Senator from Texas, 1952 Candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas, 1954 Private practice, Longview, Texas, 1953-1956 U.S. Representative from Texas, 1957-1967 Candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas, 1966 Private practice, Longview, Texas, 1969 Member, Texas State Senate, 1971-1972 Boe, Nils Andreas Born: September 10, 1913 Died: July 30, 1992 Federal Judicial Service: U.S. Customs Court Nominated by President Richard Nixon Commissioned on August 10, 1971 Service as chief judge, 1971-1977 Service terminated due to assignment to another court on October 31, 1980 U.S. Court of International Trade Reassignment authorized by 94 Stat. 1727 Commissioned on November 1, 1980 Retired from active service on April 30, 1984 Service terminated due to death on July 30, 1992 Education: University of Wisconsin, A.B., 1935 University of Wisconsin Law School, LL.B., 1937 Professional Experience: Special investigator, State’s Attorney Office, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, 1937-1940 Deputy state’s attorney, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, 1941-1942 U.S. Navy Lieutenant senior grade, 1942-1946 Private practice, 1946-1965 Member, South Dakota House of Representatives, 1953-1955 Member and speaker, South Dakota House of Representatives, 1957-1959 State lieutenant governor, South Dakota, 1963-1965 State Governor, South Dakota, 1965-1969
Assistant director, Office of Emergency Preparedness, U.S. Government, 1969-1971 Director, Office of Intergovernmental Relations, 1969-1971 Brown, George Stewart Born: August 15, 1871 Died: November 11, 1941 Federal Judicial Service: Board of General Appraisers (U.S. Customs Court after May 28, 1926) Nominated by President Woodrow Wilson Confirmed on November 13, 1913 Service as acting chief justice, 1939-1940 Retired from active service on August 31, 1941 Service terminated due to death on November 11, 1941 Education: Johns Hopkins University, A.B., 1893 University of Maryland School of Law, LL.B., 1895 Professional Experience: Private practice, Baltimore, Maryland, 1895-1913 Member, Baltimore City Council, 1899-1907 Chamberlain, Roy Federal Judicial Service: Board of General Appraisers Nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt Confirmed on January 11, 1908 Termination, March 1913 Professional Experience: Postmaster, Clarinda, Iowa, 1895-1899 Cline, Genevieve Rose Born: July 2, 1879 Died: October 25, 1959 Federal Judicial Service: U.S. Customs Court Nominated by President Calvin Coolidge Confirmed on May 25, 1928 Retired from active service on March 1, 1953 Service terminated due to death on October 25, 1959 Education: Oberlin College Baldwin-Wallace College, LL.B., 1921 Professional Experience: Private practice, Cleveland, Ohio, 1921-1922 U.S. appraiser of merchandise, U.S. Department of Treasury, Cleveland, Ohio, 1922-1928 Cole, William Purrington Born: May 11, 1889 Died: September 22, 1957 Federal Judicial Service: U.S. Customs Court Nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt Commissioned on May 14, 1942 Service terminated due to assignment to another court on July 9, 1952 U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals Nominated by President Harry Truman Commissioned on July 7, 1952 Service terminated due to death on September 22, 1957 Education: Maryland Agricultural College, B.S.C.E., 1910 Professional Experience: Private practice, Towson, Maryland, 1912-1917 U.S. Army Captain, 1917-1919 Private practice, Towson, Maryland, 1917- U.S. Representative from Maryland, 1927-1929, 1931-1942 Cooper, Samuel Bronson Born: May 30, 1850 Died: August 21, 1918 Federal Judicial Service: Board of General Appraisers Nominated by President William H. Taft Commissioned in 1910 Service terminated due to death on August 21, 1918 Education: Read law, 1872 Professional Experience: Private practice, Woodville, Texas, 1872- Prosecuting attorney, Tyler County, 1876-1880 Member, Texas State Senate, 1880-1884 Collector of internal revenue, Texas, 1885-1888 U.S. Representative from Texas, 1893-1905 Candidate for U.S Representative from Texas, 1904 U.S. Representative from Texas, 1907-1909 Candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas, 1908 Dallinger, Fredrick William Born: October 2, 1871 Died: September 5, 1955 Federal Judicial Service: U.S. Customs Court Nominated by President Herbert Hoover Confirmed on June 28, 1932 Retired from active service on October 31, 1942 Service terminated due to death on September 5, 1955 Education: Harvard College, A.B., 1893 Harvard University, A.M., 1894 Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1897 Professional Experience: Member, Massachusetts State Legislature, 1894-1895 Member, Massachusetts State Senate, 1896-1899 Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1897-1932 Public administrator, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, 1897-1932 Lecturer, Harvard Law School, 1912 U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1915-1932 Candidate for U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1924 De Vries, Marion Born: August 15, 1865 Died: September 11, 1939 Federal Judicial Service: Board of General Appraisers Nominated by President William McKinley Commissioned on June 9, 1900 Service as presiding judge, 1906-1910 Service terminated due to elevation to another court on April 1, 1910 U.S. Court of Customs Appeals Nominated by President William H. Taft Commissioned on April 2, 1910 Service as president of the board, 1921-1922 Termination, October 31, 1922 Education: San Joaquin Valley College, Ph.B., 1886 University of Michigan, LL.B., 1888 Professional Experience: Private practice, Stockton, California, 1889-1900 Assistant district attorney, San Joaquin County, California, 1893-1897 U.S. Representative from California, 1897-1900 Private practice, Washington, DC and New York City, 1922-1939 Ekwall, William Alexander Born: June 14, 1887 Died: October 16, 1956 Federal Judicial Service: U.S. Customs Court Nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt Commissioned on February 9, 1942 Service terminated due to death on October 16, 1956 Education: Oregon Law School, LL.B., 1912 Professional Experience: Private practice, Portland, Oregon, 1912-1922 U.S. Army Private, -1918 Municipal judge, City of Portland, Oregon, 1922-1927 Circuit judge, Fourth Judicial Circuit, Oregon, 1927-1934 U.S. Representative from Oregon, 1935-1936 Private practice, Portland, Oregon, 1937-1942 Chairman, Local Draft Board Number 6, Multnomah County, Oregon, 1940-1942 Evans, Walter Howard Born: April 17, 1870 Died: July 12, 1959 Federal Judicial Service: U.S. Customs Court Nominated by President Herbert Hoover Confirmed on February 14, 1931 Retired from active service on May 20, 1941 Service terminated due to death on July 12, 1959 Education: Valparaiso University, B.S., 1899 University of Oregon Law School, LL.B., 1905 Professional Experience: Clerk, U.S. Army, Quartermaster Department, 1898-1905 Assistant U.S. attorney, Oregon District, 1908-1912 State district attorney, Fourth Judicial District, Oregon, 1912-1921 Circuit court judge, Fourth Judicial District, Oregon, 1921-1931 Fischer, Israel Fredrick Born: August 17, 1858 Died: March 16, 1940 Federal Judicial Service: Board of General Appraisers (U.S. Customs Court after May 28, 1926) Nominated by President William McKinley Commissioned on May 2, 1899 Service as president of the board, 1902-1903, 1904-1905; and as chief justice, 1927-1932 Retired from active service on March 31, 1932 Service terminated due to death on March 16, 1940 Education: Read law, 1879 Professional Experience: Private Practice, New York City, 1880-1895 U.S. Representative from New York, 1895-1899 Candidate for U.S Representative from New York, 1898 Ford, Morgan Born: September 8, 1911 Died: January 2, 1992 Federal Judicial Service: U.S. Customs Court Nominated by President Harry Truman Commissioned on July 15, 1949 Service terminated due to assignment to another court on October 31, 1980 U.S. Court of International Trade Reassignment authorized by 94 Stat. 1727 Commissioned on November 1, 1980 Retired from active service on December 31, 1985 Service terminated due to death on January 2, 1992 Education: University of North Dakota, B.A., 1935 Georgetown University Law Center, LL.B., 1938 Professional Experience: Private practice, Fargo, North Dakota, 1939-1949 City attorney, Casselton, North Dakota, 1942-1948 Member, Selective Service Advisory Board, 1942-1945 Ham, Charles H. Born: January 22, 1831 Federal Judicial Service: Board of General Appraisers Nominated by President Benjamin Harrison Confirmed on July 16, 1890 Service as president of the board, 1897-1902 Termination, August 1, 1902 Education: Read law, 1858 Professional Experience: Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1858-1866 Member, Board of Supervisors, 1868 Appraiser of the Port of Chicago, -1885 Editorial writer, Chicago Tribune Hay, Eugene Gano Born: March 26, 1853 Died: February 21, 1933 Federal Judicial Service: Board of General Appraisers Nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt Confirmed on November 24, 1903 Termination, 1924 Education: Read law, 1877 Professional Experience: Prosecuting attorney, Jefferson and Switzerland Counties, Indiana, 1830-1834 Private practice, Minnesota, 1886-1903 Member, Minnesota State Legislature, 1889 U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota, 1890-1894 Howell, William Barberie Born: July 5, 1865 Died: April 4, 1927 Federal Judicial Service: Board of General Appraisers (U.S. Customs Court after May 28, 1926) Appointed by President William McKinley Nominated on February 20, 1899 Service as president of the board, 1925-1926; and as chief justice, 1926-1927 Service terminated due to death on April 4, 1927 Education: Spencerian Business College, 1882 Columbian University School of Law, LL.B., 1889 Columbian University School of Law, LL.M. 1890 Professional Experience: U.S. Department of Treasury, Washington, DC, 1882-1884 Clerk, Internal Revenue Service, Washington, DC, 1884- Special employer, U.S. Customs Service, Washington, DC, 1891- Private secretary, U.S. Department of Treasury, Washington, DC Assistant secretary of the treasury, Washington, DC, 1897-1899 Jewell, James A. Federal Judicial Service: Board of General Appraisers Nominated by President Benjamin Harrison Confirmed on July 16, 1890 Termination, 1903 Professional Experience: U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel, New York Volunteers, Civil War Special agent, U.S. Department of Treasury, New York City and Boston, Massachusetts Chief of special agents, U.S. Department of Treasury, 1885-1889 Johnson, Jed Joseph Born: July 31, 1888 Died: May 8, 1963 Federal Judicial Service: U.S. Customs Court Nominated by President Harry Truman Confirmed on June 23, 1947 Service terminated due to death on May 8, 1963 Education: Oklahoma University Law School, LL.B., 1915 Professional Experience: Private practice, Walters, Oklahoma, 1917-1918 U.S. Army Private, 1918-1919 Private practice, Chickasha, Oklahoma, 1919-1921 Newspaper editor, Cotton City, Oklahoma, 1920-1922 Member, Oklahoma State Senate, 1920-1927 Private practice, Chickasha, Oklahoma, 1921-1927 U.S. Representative from Oklahoma, 1927-1947 Keefe, William John Born: November 17, 1873 Died: September 14, 1955 Federal Judicial Service: U.S. Customs Court Nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt Confirmed on June 10, 1933 Retired from active service on January 15, 1947 Service terminated due to death on September 14, 1955 Education: University of Iowa College of Law, LL.B., 1894 Professional Experience: Private practice, Clinton, Iowa, 1895-1933 County attorney, Clinton County, Iowa, 1902-1910 Kincheloe, David Hayes Born: April 9, 1877 Died: April 16, 1950 Federal Judicial Service: U.S. Customs Court Nominated by President Herbert Hoover Confirmed on September 22, 1931 Retired from active service on April 30, 1948 Service terminated due to death on April 16, 1950 Education: Bowling Green Business College, B.S., 1898 Read law, 1899 Professional Experience: Private practice, Calhoun, Kentucky, 1899-1902 Prosecuting attorney, Mclean County, 1902-1906 Private practice, Madisonville, Kentucky, 1906-1915 U.S. Representative from Kentucky, 1915-1930 Landis, Fredrick Born: January 17, 1912 Died: March 1, 1990 Federal Judicial Service: U.S. Customs Court Nominated by President Lyndon Johnson Commissioned on October 16, 1965 Service terminated due to assignment to another court on October 31, 1980 U.S. Court of International Trade Reassignment authorized by 94 Stat. 1727 Commissioned on November 1, 1980 Retired from active service on December 31, 1983 Service terminated due to death on March 1, 1990 Education: Indiana University, A.B., 1932 Indiana University School of Law, LL.B., 1934 Professional Experience: Private practice, Logansport, Indiana, 1935-1955 Deputy prosecuting attorney, Twenty-ninth Judicial District of Indiana 1935-1936 Prosecuting attorney, Twenty-ninth Judicial District of Indiana, 1938-1940 U.S. Naval Reserve Lieutenant, 1942-1946 Member, Indiana House of Representatives, 1950-1952 Member, Indiana State Senate, 1952-1955 Justice, Indiana Supreme Court, 1955-1965 Lawrence, Charles Drummond Born: August 5, 1878 Died: February 12, 1975 Federal Judicial Service: U.S. Customs Court Nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt Commissioned on February 22, 1943 Retired from active service on March 31, 1965 Service terminated due to death on February 12, 1975 Education: New York Law School, LL.B., 1902 New York University Law School, LL.M., 1905 Professional Experience: Law clerk, Board of General Appraisers, 1899-1903 Assistant counsel, U.S. Department of Treasury, New York City, 1904-1907 Assistant solicitor of customs, U.S. Customs Bureau, New York City, 1907-1911 Special attorney, Customs Division, U.S. Department of Justice, New York City, 1911-1925 Assistant attorney general for customs, Customs Division, U.S. Department of Justice, New York City, 1925-1934 Special assistant to the attorney general, Customs Division, U.S. Department of Justice, New York City, 1934-1943 Lunt, Wilbur Fisk Born: Died: May 28, 1908 Federal Judicial Service: Board of General Appraisers Nominated by President Benjamin Harrison Confirmed on January 27, 1891 Termination, 1907 Professional Experience: U.S. Army, First Maine Cavalry, Civil War Assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Maine Maletz, Herbert Naaman Born: October 30, 1913 Federal Judicial Service: U.S. Customs Court Nominated by President Lyndon Johnson Confirmed on November 16, 1967 Service terminated due to assignment to another court on October 31, 1980 U.S. Court of International Trade Reassignment authorized by 94 Stat. 1727 Commissioned on November 1, 1980 Retired from active service on April 30, 1982 Education: Harvard College, A.B., 1935 Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1939 Professional Experience: Review attorney, Marketing Laws Survey for WPA, 1939-1941 Attorney, U.S. Senate Truman Committee, 1941-1942 U.S. Army Technical Sergeant, 1942-1946 U.S. Army Reserve Lieutenant Colonel Trial attorney, Anti-Trust Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, 1946-1950 Chief counsel, Office of Price Stabilization, Washington, DC, 1950-1953 Private practice, Washington, DC, 1953-1955 Chief counsel, House Judiciary Subcommittee on Anti-Trust, 1955-1961 Commissioner, U.S. Court of Claims, 1961-1967 McClelland, Charles Paul Born: December 19, 1854 Died: June 6, 1944 Federal Judicial Service: Board of General Appraisers (U.S. Customs Court after May 28, 1926) Nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt Confirmed on December 7, 1903 Service as chief justice, 1934-1939 Retired from active service on October 1, 1939 Service terminated due to retirement on October 15, 1939 Education: New York University School of Law, LL.B., 1882 Professional Experience: Village clerk, Dobbs Ferry, New York, 1880- Private practice, Dobbs Ferry, New York, 1882-1902 Member, New York State Assembly, 1885-1886 Deputy collector of customs, New York City, 1886-1890 Member, New York State Senate, 1890-1903 Majority leader, New York State Senate, 1890-1891 Mollison, Irving Charles Born: December 24, 1898 Died: May 5, 1962 Federal Judicial Service: U.S. Customs Court Nominated by President Harry Truman Commissioned on October 29, 1945 Service terminated due to death on May 5, 1962 Education: University of Chicago, Ph.B., 1920 University of Chicago Law School, J.D., 1923 Professional Experience: Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1923-1945 Newman, Bernard Born: October 28, 1907 Federal Judicial Service: U.S. Customs Court Nominated by President Lyndon Johnson Commissioned on June 24, 1968 Service terminated due to assignment to another court on October 31, 1980 U.S. Court of International Trade Reassignment authorized by 94 Stat. 1727 Commissioned on November 1, 1980 Retired from active service on December 31, 1984 Education: New York University, Washington Square College, B.S., 1928 New York University School of Law, LL.B., 1929 Professional Experience: Private practice, 1928-1936 Corporation counsel for New York City, 1936-1942 Law secretary, New York State Supreme Court, New York City, 1942-1948 Official referee, Appellate Division, New York State Supreme Court, 1948-1962 Judge, New York State Supreme Court, New York City, 1962 Private practice, New York City, 1963-1965 Hearing officer, New York State Labor Relations Board, New York City, 1963-1965 Hearing officer, New York State Mediation Board, New York City, 1963-1965 Judge, Family Court of the State of New York, New York City, 1966-1968 Nichols, Philip, Jr. Born: August 11, 1907 Died: January 26, 1990 Federal Judicial Service: U.S. Customs Court Nominated by President Lyndon Johnson Commissioned on September 15, 1964 Service terminated due to appointment to another court on November 30, 1966 U.S. Court of Claims Nominated by President Lyndon Johnson Commissioned on November 3, 1966 Service terminated due to assignment to another court on September 30, 1982 U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit Reassignment authorized by 96 Stat. 25 Commissioned on October 1, 1982 Retired from active service on October 1, 1983 Service terminated due to death on January 26, 1990 Education: Harvard College, A.B., 1929 Harvard Law School, J.D., 1932 Professional Experience: Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1932-1938 Special attorney, Lands Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1938-1941 Special attorney, Legal Division, U.S. War Production Board, 1942-1944 U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander, 1944-1946 Assistant general counsel, U.S. Department of Treasury, 1947-1951 General counsel, Renegotiation Board, 1951-1954 Private practice, Washington, DC, 1954-1961 Commissioner of customs, U.S. Department of Treasury, 1961-1964 Oliver, Webster Born: January 14, 1888 Died: November 16, 1969 Federal Judicial Service: U.S. Customs Court Nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt Commissioned on June 24, 1940 Service as chief justice, 1940-1948; and as chief judge, 1948-1965 Retired from active service on June 24, 1967 Service terminated due to death on November 16, 1969
Education: Brooklyn Law School, LL.B., 1911 Professional Experience: Private practice, 1911-1935 U.S. Army Captain, Ordnance Corps, 1917-1919 Special U.S. Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, 1935- Assistant attorney general, Customs Division, U.S. Department of Justice, New York City, 1938- Rao, Paul Peter Born: June 15, 1899 Died: November 30, 1988 Federal Judicial Service: U.S. Customs Court Nominated by President Harry Truman Commissioned on June 22, 1948 Service as chief judge, 1965-1971 Service terminated due to assignment to another court on October 31, 1980 U.S. Court of International Trade Reassignment authorized by 94 Stat. 1727 Commissioned on November 1, 1980 Service terminated due to death on November 30, 1988 Education: Fordham University School of Law, LL.B., 1923 Professional Experience: U.S. Navy, 1917-1919 Assistant district attorney, New York County, 1925-1927 Private practice, 1927-1941 Candidate, Justice of the Supreme Court, New York, 1941 Assistant U.S. attorney general in charge of customs, 1941-1948 Re, Edward Domenic Born: October 14, 1920 Federal Judicial Service: U.S. Customs Court Nominated by President Lyndon Johnson Commissioned on October 4, 1968 Service as chief judge, 1977-1980 Service terminated due to assignment to another court on October 31, 1980 U.S. Court of International Trade Reassignment authorized by 94 Stat. 1727 Commissioned on November 1, 1980 Service as chief judge, 1980-1991 Termination, April 30, 1991 Education: St. John’s University, School of Commerce, B.S., 1941 St. John’s University School of Law, LL.B., 1943 New York University School of Law, J.S.D., 1950 Professional Experience: U.S. Air Force Lieutenant, 1943-1947 Professor of law, St. John’s University, 1947-1961 Professor of law, Pratt Institute, 1947-1948 Hearing officer, U.S. Department of Justice, 1956-1961 Member, Board of Higher Education, New York City, 1958-1969 Chairman, Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, U.S. Government, 1961-1968 Adjunct professor of law, Georgetown University, 1962-1967
Assistant secretary of state for education and cultural affairs, U.S. Government, 1968-1969 Adjunct professor of law, New York Law School, 1974, 1976 Dean, St. Johns University School of Law, 1991- Richardson, Scovel Born: February 4, 1912 Died: March 30, 1982 Federal Judicial Service: U.S. Customs Court Nominated by President Dwight Eisenhower Commissioned on April 8, 1957 Service terminated due to assignment to another court on October 31, 1980 U.S. Court of International Trade Reassignment authorized by 94 Stat. 1727 Commissioned on November 1, 1980 Service terminated due to death on March 30, 1982 Education: University of Illinois, A.B., 1934 University of Illinois, A.M., 1936 Howard University School of Law, J.D., 1937 Professional Experience: Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1938-1939 Associate professor of law, Lincoln University, 1939-1943 Senior attorney, Office of Price Administration, 1943-1944 Dean and Professor of law, Lincoln University, 1944-1953 Member, U.S. Board of Parole, 1953-1954 Rosenstein, Samuel Murray Born: June 7, 1909 Died: December 11, 1995 Federal Judicial Service: U.S. Customs Court Nominated by President Lyndon Johnson Commissioned on July 25, 1968 Retired from active service on December 31, 1970 Service terminated due to assignment to another court on October 31, 1980 U.S. Court of International Trade Reassignment as a senior judge authorized by 94 Stat. 1727 Commissioned on November 1, 1980 Service terminated due to death on December 11, 1995 Education: University of Kentucky, A.B., 1928 University of Cincinnati College of Law, LL.B., 1931 Professional Experience: Private practice, Frankfort, Kentucky, 1931-1946 City prosecutor, Frankfort, Kentucky, 1933-1941 Special counsel to the Commonwealth of Kentucky, 1935-1943 Acting county attorney, Franklin County, 1941-1942 Private practice, Louisville, Kentucky, 1946-1968 Sharpe, George H. Born: February 26, 1828 Federal Judicial Service: Board of General Appraisers Nominated by President Benjamin Harrison Confirmed on July 16, 1890 Termination, 1900 Education: Rutgers, 1847 Yale College Read law, 1854 Professional Experience: U.S. Legation at Vienna, 1851 Private practice, 1854-1861 U.S. Army Major General, 1861-1865 Special agent in Europe, U.S. Department of State, 1867 U.S. Marshall, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1870-1873 Surveyor of Customs, New York City, 1873-1876 New York State Assembly, Member, 1879-1883; Speaker, 1880-1881 Member, Venezuela Claims Commission Private practice, New York City Sharretts, Thaddeus S. Born: November 11, 1850 Died: February 26, 1926 Federal Judicial Service: Board of General Appraisers Nominated by President Benjamin Harrison Confirmed on July 30, 1890 Service as president of the board, 1895-1897 Termination, March 1913 Education: Columbian University, 1874 Professional Experience: U.S. Appraiser for the Port of Baltimore Delegate to China, 1902 Shurtleff, Ferdinand N. Born: 1836 Federal Judicial Service: Board of General Appraisers Nominated by President Benjamin Harrison Confirmed on July 18, 1890 Termination, 1899 Professional Experience: Private practice, Portland, Oregon Commissary, Grande Ronde Indian Reservation, Oregon, 1864-1869 Deputy collector of customs, 1870- Customs collector, Portland, Oregon, -1880 Superior officer, collector of customs, Portland, Oregon, 1880-1890 Somerville, Henderson M. Born: March 23, 1837 Died: September 15, 1915 Federal Judicial Service: Board of General Appraisers Nominated by President Benjamin Harrison Commissioned in 1890 Service as president of the board, 1910-1915 Service terminated due to death on September 15, 1915 Education: University of Alabama, B.A., 1856 Cumberland Law School, 1859 Professional Experience: Private practice, Memphis, Tennessee, 1859-1862 Editor, Memphis Appeal, 1859-1862 Associate professor, University of Alabama, 1862-1865 Private practice, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 1865- Chair of constitutional, statutory, and common law, University of Alabama, 1873-1890 Associate justice, Alabama Supreme Court, 1872-1890 Stackpole, Joseph Lewis Born: March 20, 1838 Died: January 2, 1904 Federal Judicial Service: Board of General Appraisers Nominated by President Benjamin Harrison Confirmed on July 18, 1890 Termination, 1891 Education: Harvard University, 1857 Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1859 Professional Experience: Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1860-1861 U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel, Judge Advocate, 1861-1865 Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1865-1870 City solicitor, Boston, Massachusetts, 1870-1876 Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1870- Special counsel, 1876- Director, New England Trust Company Sullivan, Jerry Bartholomew Born: January 1, 1859 Died: April 17, 1948 Federal Judicial Service: Board of General Appraisers (U.S. Customs Court after May 28, 1926) Nominated by President Woodrow Wilson Confirmed on April 28, 1913 Service as president of the board, 1915-1924 Retired from active service on September 30, 1939 Terminated, April 17, 1948 Education: Read law, 1881 Professional Experience: Private practice, Creston, Iowa, 1882-1904 City attorney, Creston, Iowa, 1887-1889 Private practice, Des Moines, Iowa, 1904-1913 Tichenor, George C. Born: October 8, 1838 Died: July 11, 1902 Federal Judicial Service: Board of General Appraisers Nominated by President Benjamin Harrison Confirmed on July 16, 1890 Service as president of the board, 1890-1895 Service terminated due to death on July 11, 1902 Professional Experience: Clerk, U.S. District Court, Iowa U.S. Army Colonel, 1861-1866 Postmaster, Des Moines, Iowa, 1867-1872 Special agent, U.S. Department of Treasury, 1871-1890 Special agent, Port of Philadelphia, U.S. Department of Treasury, 1878-1879 Assistant secretary of the treasury, Washington, DC, 1890 Tilson, William Josiah Born: August 13, 1871 Died: May 26, 1949 Federal Judicial Service: U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia Nominated by President Calvin Coolidge Recess Appointment, June 6, 1926 Service terminated on March 4, 1927, after recess appointment was not confirmed by the Senate. U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia Nominated by President Calvin Coolidge Recess Appointment, March 5, 1927 Service terminated on March 19, 1928, after recess appointment was not confirmed by the Senate. U.S. Customs Court Nominated by President Calvin Coolidge Confirmed on February 27, 1928 Service as chief justice, 1932-1934 Service terminated due to death on May 26, 1949 Education: Yale Law School, LL.B., 1896 Yale Law School, LL.M., 1897 Professional Experience: Private practice, Atlanta, Georgia, 1898-1926 Waite, Byron Sylvester Born: September 27, 1852 Died: December 31, 1930 Federal Judicial Service: Board of General Appraisers (U.S. Customs Court after May 28, 1926) Nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt Confirmed on June 19, 1902 Retired from active service on October 31, 1930 Service terminated due to death on December 31, 1930 Education: Read law, 1879 University of Michigan, A.B., 1880 Professional Experience: Private practice, Wayne County, Michigan, 1880-1889 Member, Michigan House of Representatives, 1889-1895 Assistant prosecuting attorney, Wayne County, Michigan, 1895-1898 Judge, Third Judicial Circuit, Michigan, 1898-1900 Walker, Thomas Joseph Born: March 25, 1877 Died: January 18, 1945 Federal Judicial Service: U.S. Customs Court Nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt Commissioned on June 20, 1940 Service terminated due to death on January 18, 1945 Education: Georgetown University University of Virginia Professional Experience: U.S. Armed Forces, 1898- Member, Montana State Legislature, 1905- County attorney, Silver Bow County, 1906-1910 Private practice, Butte, Montana, 1908-1940 Member, Montana State Senate, 1922-1934 Watson, James L. Born: May 21, 1922 Federal Judicial Service: U.S. Customs Court Nominated by President Lyndon Johnson Commissioned on March 7, 1966 Service terminated due to assignment to another court on October 31, 1980 U.S. Court of International Trade Reassignment authorized by 94 Stat. 1727 Commissioned on November 1, 1980 Retired from active service on February 28, 1991 Education: New York University, B.A., 1947 Brooklyn Law School, LL.B., 1951 Professional Experience: U.S. Army, 1943-1945 Member, New York State Senate, 1954-1963 Civil court judge, New York City, 1963-1966 Weller, George Emery Born: August 24, 1857 Died: May 15, 1932 Federal Judicial Service: Board of General Appraisers (U.S. Customs Court after May 28, 1926) Nominated by President Woodrow Wilson Confirmed on January 3, 1919 Retired from active service on September 30, 1930 Service terminated due to death on May 15, 1932 Education: Columbia Law School, LL.B., 1889 Professional Experience: Private practice, New York City, 1889-1898 Secretary to president, Department of Docks, 1898-1902 Wilkinson, Joseph Biddle, Jr. Born: February 20, 1845 Died: October 23, 1915 Federal Judicial Service: Board of General Appraisers Nominated by President Benjamin Harrison Confirmed on July 16, 1890 Termination, 1900 Professional Experience: Confederate Army, 1861-1865 Planter, Louisiana, 1865-1885 New Orleans Customs House, 1886-1890 Wilson, David John Born: October 27, 1887 Died: April 23, 1976 Federal Judicial Service: U.S. Customs Court Nominated by President Dwight Eisenhower Confirmed on July 26, 1954 Retired from active service on April 1, 1966 Service terminated due to death on April 23, 1976 Education: Brigham Young University, B.S., 1914 University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, J.D., 1919 Professional Experience: Private practice, Ogden, Utah, 1919-1954 Young, George Morley Born: December 11, 1870 Died: May 27, 1932 Federal Judicial Service: Board of General Appraisers (U.S. Customs Court after May 28, 1926) Nominated by President Calvin Coolidge Confirmed on May 23, 1924 Service as chief justice, 1932 Service terminated due to death on May 27, 1932 Education: University of Minnesota Law School, LL.B., 1994 Professional Experience: Private practice, Valley City, North Dakota, 1894-1900 City alderman, Valley City, North Dakota, 1898-1899 Member, North Dakota House of Representatives, 1900-1902 Member and President pro tempore, North Dakota State Senate, 1904-1908 U.S. Representative from North Dakota, 1913-1924