David Davie Shelby

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David Davie Shelby

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U.S. Circuit Courts for the 5th Circuit

United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit

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David Davie Shelby (1847-1914) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit.

He was nominated by President William McKinley on February 21, 1899. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 2, 1899, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on August 22, 1914.[1]

Education[edit]

  • Cumberland University
  • Read law, 1870[1]

Professional career[edit]

  • Army of the Confederacy, Civil War
  • Private practice, Huntsville, Alabama, 1870-1899
  • City attorney, Huntsville, Alabama, 1874-
  • Member, Alabama State Senate, 1882-1884[1]

External links[edit]

  • Obituary from The New York Times, published 1914


Footnotes[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Judge Shelby's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
Political offices
Preceded by:
NA - new seat
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
1899–1914
Succeeded by:
Richard Wilde Walker





Categories: [Former federal judge, Fifth Circuit] [Former federal judge] [Appointed by William McKinley] [confirmed 1899] [Army veteran] [Former federal judge, Fifth Circuit Courts] [Former_Article_III_judges]


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