Andrew Wylie (judge)
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Andrew Wylie was a United States federal judge
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Born in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
, Wylie was the eldest son of Andrew Wylie first president of Indiana University. Wylie attended Transylvania University
and the University of Indiana, graduating from the latter in 1832. He read law to enter the bar in 1837, and was in private practice in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
from 1837 to 1848, serving at some point on the Pittsburgh City Council and acting in 1845 as Pittsburgh city attorney. In 1848, he moved his practice to Alexandria, Virginia
until about 1861, and thereafter to Washington, D.C. until 1863.
He received a recess appointment
from President Abraham Lincoln
on March 18, 1863, to a new seat on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
(then called the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia) created by 12 Stat. 762. He was formally nominated to the seat on January 5, 1864, and on January 20, 1864 he was confirmed by the United States Senate
and received his commission. He retired from the bench on May 1, 1885, and resumed private practice until his death in Washington, D.C.
in 1905, at the age of 91.
United States federal judge
In the United States, the title of federal judge usually means a judge appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate in accordance with Article II of the United States Constitution....
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Born in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
Canonsburg is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, southwest of Pittsburgh. Canonsburg was laid out by Colonel John Canon in 1789 and incorporated in 1802....
, Wylie was the eldest son of Andrew Wylie first president of Indiana University. Wylie attended Transylvania University
Transylvania University
Transylvania University is a private, undergraduate liberal arts college in Lexington, Kentucky, United States, affiliated with the Christian Church . The school was founded in 1780. It offers 38 majors, and pre-professional degrees in engineering and accounting...
and the University of Indiana, graduating from the latter in 1832. He read law to enter the bar in 1837, and was in private practice in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
from 1837 to 1848, serving at some point on the Pittsburgh City Council and acting in 1845 as Pittsburgh city attorney. In 1848, he moved his practice to Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2009, the city had a total population of 139,966. Located along the Western bank of the Potomac River, Alexandria is approximately six miles south of downtown Washington, D.C.Like the rest of northern Virginia, as well as...
until about 1861, and thereafter to Washington, D.C. until 1863.
He received a recess appointment
Recess appointment
A recess appointment is the appointment, by the President of the United States, of a senior federal official while the U.S. Senate is in recess. The U.S. Constitution requires that the most senior federal officers must be confirmed by the Senate before assuming office, but while the Senate is in...
from President Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and...
on March 18, 1863, to a new seat on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
United States District Court for the District of Columbia
The United States District Court for the District of Columbia is a federal district court. Appeals from the District are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit The United States District Court for the District of Columbia (in case citations, D.D.C.) is a...
(then called the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia) created by 12 Stat. 762. He was formally nominated to the seat on January 5, 1864, and on January 20, 1864 he was confirmed by the United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
and received his commission. He retired from the bench on May 1, 1885, and resumed private practice until his death in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
in 1905, at the age of 91.