Jacob Trieber
Jacob Trieber | |
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Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas | |
In office July 26, 1900 – September 17, 1927 | |
Appointed by | William McKinley |
Preceded by | John A. Williams |
Succeeded by | John Ellis Martineau |
Personal details | |
Born | Raschkow, German Confederation | October 6, 1853
Died | September 17, 1927 Scarsdale, New York | (aged 73)
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Jacob Trieber (October 6, 1853 – September 17, 1927) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas.
Education and career[]
Born on October 6, 1853, in Raschkow, German Confederation (now Raszków, Poland), Trieber was the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas from 1897 to 1900.[1]
Federal judicial service[]
Trieber received a recess appointment from President William McKinley on July 26, 1900, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas vacated by Judge John A. Williams. He was nominated to the same position by President McKinley on December 4, 1900. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 9, 1901, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated due to his death at his daughter's home in Scarsdale, New York on September 17, 1927.[1][2] During his tenure, Judge Trieber heard civil rights cases, and became unpopular in the white community for holding that federal law permitted protection of African Americans.[3]
Religion[]
Trieber was the first person of Jewish descent to serve as a United States federal judge.[4]
Honor[]
In 2016, the federal courthouse in Helena-West Helena, Arkansas was renamed in Trieber's honor.[4]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Jacob Trieber at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ "Jacob Trieber, 74, Federal Judge, Dies". The Indianapolis Star. Scarsdale, New York. AP. September 18, 1927. p. 40. Retrieved January 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Aucoin, Brent (2007). A Rift in the Clouds: Race and the Southern Federal Judiciary, 1900-1910. University of Arkansas Press.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Federal building named for Trieber". The Helena-West Helena World. May 23, 2016. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
Sources[]
- Jacob Trieber at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- 1853 births
- 1927 deaths
- American Jews
- United States Attorneys for the Eastern District of Arkansas
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
- United States federal judges appointed by William McKinley
- German emigrants to the United States