James M. Love
James M. Love | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa | |
| In office July 20, 1882 – July 2, 1891 | |
| Appointed by | operation of law |
| Preceded by | Seat established by 22 Stat. 172 |
| Succeeded by | John Simson Woolson |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Iowa | |
| In office October 5, 1855 – July 20, 1882 | |
| Appointed by | Franklin Pierce |
| Preceded by | John James Dyer |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Madison Love March 4, 1820 Fairfax County, Virginia |
| Died | July 2, 1891 (aged 71) Keokuk, Iowa |
| Education | read law |
James Madison Love (March 4, 1820 – July 2, 1891) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Iowa and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa.
Education and career[]
Born on March 4, 1820, in Fairfax County, Virginia,[1] the son of John and Mary Vermillion Love, Love moved with his mother to Zanesville, Ohio the year after his father died.[2] He read law in 1840,[1] first spending a year with his older brother, attorney Thomas R. Love, in Virginia, then in the office of Judge Richard Stillwell in Zanesville.[2] He entered private practice in Coshocton County, Ohio from 1840 to 1846, and from 1848 to 1850.[1] He served in the United States Army during the Mexican–American War from 1846 to 1848,[1] as a captain of the 3rd Ohio Regiment.[2] He continued private practice in Keokuk, Iowa starting in 1850.[1] He was a member of the Iowa Senate from 1853 to 1856.[1]
Federal judicial service[]
Love received a recess appointment from President Franklin Pierce on October 5, 1855, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Iowa vacated by Judge John James Dyer.[1] He was nominated to the same position by President Pierce on February 7, 1856.[1] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 25, 1856, and received his commission on December 21, 1856.[1] Love was reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa on July 20, 1882, to a new seat authorized by 22 Stat. 172.[1] His service terminated on July 2, 1891, due to his death in Keokuk.[1] He was the longest serving federal judge to be appointed by President Pierce.[2]
Other service[]
Concurrent with his federal judicial service, Love was a Professor of commercial law for the State University of Iowa (now the University of Iowa starting in 1875.[1] He was Chancellor of the University of Iowa College of Law.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m James M. Love at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d The Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of Representative Men of Chicago, Iowa and the World's Columbian Exposition. Chicago: American Biographical Publishing Company. 1893. pp. 713–5.
Sources[]
- James M. Love at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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