Connally Findlay Trigg (judge)
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Connally Findlay Trigg was a United States federal judge
.
Born in Abingdon, Virginia
, Trigg read law in 1833 and had a private practice in Abingdon until 1856. He was a member of the Abingdon Town Council beginning in 1835, and a Clerk of the Washington County Court in Abingdon from 1838 to 1852. He was in private practice in Knoxville, Tennessee
from 1856 to 1861.
On July 16, 1862, Trigg was nominated by President Abraham Lincoln
to a joint appointment to the United States District Courts]] for the Eastern
, Middle
, and Western Districts of Tennessee
, all vacated by West H. Humphreys. Trigg was confirmed by the United States Senate
on July 17, 1862, and received his commission the same day. Trigg's service to the Eastern District was terminated by operation of law
on June 14, 1878, with his assignment being reduced to the remaining districts. Trigg served on the Middle and Western districts until his death, in 1880, in Sullivan County, Tennessee.
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....
.
Born in Abingdon, Virginia
Abingdon, Virginia
Abingdon is a town in Washington County, Virginia, USA, 133 miles southwest of Roanoke. The population was 8,191 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Washington County and is a designated Virginia Historic Landmark...
, Trigg read law in 1833 and had a private practice in Abingdon until 1856. He was a member of the Abingdon Town Council beginning in 1835, and a Clerk of the Washington County Court in Abingdon from 1838 to 1852. He was in private practice in Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee
Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, U.S.A., behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox County. It is the largest city in East Tennessee, and the second-largest city in the Appalachia region...
from 1856 to 1861.
On July 16, 1862, Trigg was nominated by 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...
to a joint appointment to the United States District Courts]] for the Eastern
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee is the federal court in the Sixth Circuit whose jurisdiction covers all of East Tennessee and a portion of Middle Tennessee. The court has jurisdiction over 41 counties with 4 divisions...
, Middle
United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
The United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee is the federal trial court for most of Middle Tennessee. Based in Nashville, it was created in 1839 when Congress added a third district to the state...
, and Western Districts of Tennessee
United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
The United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee is the Federal district court covering the western part of the state of Tennessee. Appeals from the Western District of Tennessee are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit The United States District...
, all vacated by West H. Humphreys. Trigg 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...
on July 17, 1862, and received his commission the same day. Trigg's service to the Eastern District was terminated by operation of law
Operation of law
The phrase "by operation of law" is a legal term that indicates that a right or liability has been created for a party, irrespective of the intent of that party, because it is dictated by existing legal principles. For example, if a person dies without a will, his heirs are determined by operation...
on June 14, 1878, with his assignment being reduced to the remaining districts. Trigg served on the Middle and Western districts until his death, in 1880, in Sullivan County, Tennessee.