Ernest Ford Cochran
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Ernest Ford Cochran was a United States federal judge
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Born in Anderson, South Carolina
, Cochran received an LL.B. from the University of Virginia School of Law
in 1888. He was in private practice in Anderson, South Carolina from 1889 to 1923. He was a Commissioner, U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina from 1889 to 1891. He was an assistant U.S. Attorney of the District of South Carolina from 1891 to 1892 and from 1898 to 1905. He was a City attorney of Anderson, South Carolina from 1898 to 1900. He was the United States Attorney
for the District of South Carolina from 1906 to 1914. He was the United States Attorney
for the Western District of South Carolina from 1921 to 1923.
Cochran was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina. Cochran received a recess appointment
from Calvin Coolidge
on November 22, 1923, to a seat vacated by Henry A. M. Smith. He was formally nominated on December 15, 1923. He was confirmed by the United States Senate
on January 17, 1924, and received his commission on January 21, 1924. Cochran served until his death.
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 Anderson, South Carolina
Anderson, South Carolina
Anderson is a city in and the county seat of Anderson County, South Carolina, United States. The population was estimated at 26,242 in 2006, and the city was the center of an urbanized area of 70,530...
, Cochran received an LL.B. from the University of Virginia School of Law
University of Virginia School of Law
The University of Virginia School of Law was founded in Charlottesville in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson as one of the original subjects taught at his "academical village," the University of Virginia. The law school maintains an enrollment of approximately 1,100 students in its initial degree program...
in 1888. He was in private practice in Anderson, South Carolina from 1889 to 1923. He was a Commissioner, U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina from 1889 to 1891. He was an assistant U.S. Attorney of the District of South Carolina from 1891 to 1892 and from 1898 to 1905. He was a City attorney of Anderson, South Carolina from 1898 to 1900. He was the United States Attorney
United States Attorney
United States Attorneys represent the United States federal government in United States district court and United States court of appeals. There are 93 U.S. Attorneys stationed throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands...
for the District of South Carolina from 1906 to 1914. He was the United States Attorney
United States Attorney
United States Attorneys represent the United States federal government in United States district court and United States court of appeals. There are 93 U.S. Attorneys stationed throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands...
for the Western District of South Carolina from 1921 to 1923.
Cochran was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina. Cochran 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 Calvin Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge
John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. was the 30th President of the United States . A Republican lawyer from Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of that state...
on November 22, 1923, to a seat vacated by Henry A. M. Smith. He was formally nominated on December 15, 1923. 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...
on January 17, 1924, and received his commission on January 21, 1924. Cochran served until his death.