Charles Witmer

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Nonpartisan

Prior offices

United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

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Education

Bachelor's

Central College, Pennsylvania, 1883

Law

Read law, 1887

Personal

Birthplace

Pennsylvania

## Contents

* 1 Early life and education
* 2 Professional career
* 3 Judicial nominations and appointments
* 3.1 Middle District of Pennsylvania
* 4 External links
* 5 Footnotes

Charles Whitmer (1862-1925) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.

He was nominated by President William Howard Taft on February 20, 1911 to fill the seat vacated by Robert Wodrow Archbald. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 2, 1911, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on April 7, 1925.[1] Witmer was succeeded in this position by Albert Williams Johnson.

## Early life and education[edit]

* Central College, Pennsylvania, A.B., 1883
* Read law, 1887

## Professional career[edit]

* County solicitor, Northumberland County, 1888-1891, 1894-1900
* Assistant attorney, Spanish Treaty Claims Commission, 1902-1904
* Chief counsel, Dairy Food Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1904-1905
* Special counsel, Pennsylvania Auditor General's Department, 1905-1906
* U.S. Marshal, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1906-1907
* U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1907-1911

## Judicial nominations and appointments[edit]

### Middle District of Pennsylvania[edit]

Witmer was nominated by President William Howard Taft on February 20, 1911 to fill the seat vacated by Robert Wodrow Archbald.[1] He was confirmed by the Senate on March 2, 1911, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on April 7, 1925. Witmer was succeeded in this position by Albert Williams Johnson.

## External links[edit]

* Biography (dead link) from the Federal Judicial Center.

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Biography (dead link) from the Federal Judicial Center

Political offices

Preceded by:
Robert Wodrow Archbald | Middle District of Pennsylvania
1911–1925
Seat #1  | Succeeded by:
Albert Williams Johnson

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Federal judges nominated by William Howard Taft

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1909|

Bean • Carpenter • Connor • Donworth • Grubb • Hand • Hundley • Lanning • Lurton • Orr • Purdy • Rellstab • Warrington • Willard

1910|

Archbald • Barber • Carland • Cooper • Denison • De Vries • Hollister • Hughes • Hunt • Killits • Knapp • Knappen • Lamar • Mack • Montgomery • Rasch • Rose • Russell • Smith • Van Devanter • Van Valkenburgh • White

1911|

Angell • Day • Denison • Elliott • Martin • Rudkin • Schofield • Sessions • H. Smith • W. Smith • Veeder • Whitmer •

Youmans •
1912|

Bourquin • Cheney • Cushman • Dodge • Geiger • Howard • Mayer • McPherson • Morton • Pitney • Pope • Sloan • Thompson • Tuttle •

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Federal judges who have served the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

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Active judges|

Chief Judge: Matthew Brann • Christopher Conner • Malachy Mannion • Jennifer Philpott Wilson

Senior judges|

Yvette Kane • Sylvia Rambo • Robert David Mariani •

Magistrate judges|  William Arbuckle • Martin C. Carlson • Susan E. Schwab • Karoline Mehalchick • Joseph Saporito •
Former Article III judges|

Thomas Vanaskie • Richard Caputo • James Munley • John E. Jones • William Nealon • Richard Conaboy • William Caldwell • Edwin Kosik • James McClure • Robert Wodrow Archbald • Charles Witmer • Albert Williams Johnson • Albert Leisenring Watson • Frederick Follmer • Robert Herman • John William Murphy • Michael Sheridan •

Former Chief judges|

Thomas Vanaskie • William Nealon • Richard Conaboy • Sylvia Rambo • Albert Leisenring Watson • Frederick Follmer • John William Murphy • Michael Sheridan •