Charles Witmer

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]

v • e Federal judges nominated by William Howard Taft
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 •

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