David Jackson Davis

American judge (1878–1938)

David Jackson Davis (October 15, 1878 – December 7, 1938) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama .

Education and career

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Born in Wedowee , Alabama , Davis received a Bachelor of Laws from Yale Law School in 1906. He was in private practice in Birmingham , Alabama from 1906 to 1935.

Federal judicial service

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On December 10, 1935, Davis received a recess appointment from President Franklin D. Roosevelt to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama vacated by Judge William Irwin Grubb . Formally nominated to the same seat by President Roosevelt on January 6, 1936, Davis was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 22, 1936, and received his commission on January 28, 1936. Davis served in that capacity until his death on December 7, 1938.

References

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 [David Jackson Davis](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1379826)
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_, a publication of the [Federal Judicial Center](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Judicial_Center "Federal Judicial Center")
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Sources

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• David Jackson Davis at the _Biographical Directory of Federal Judges _, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center .

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