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Draft:List of former United States territorial courts

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The following are former United States territorial courts, which ceased to exist when their territory gained statehood or ceased to be a territory of the United States.

Alabama

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Alaska

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See: [1] [2] [3]

Territory-wide

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# Judge Born–died Comission date
(to be removed
once oath date found)
Began active service
(oath date)
Ended active service Appointed by Reason for termination Bio links
(to be deleted once written)
1 Ward McAllister Jr. 1855–1908 July 5, 1884 August 23, 1884 1885 Arthur [4]
2 E. J. Dawne 1844–? July 21, 1885 August 20, 1885 September 23, 1885 Cleveland dismissed [5]
3 Lafayette Dawson 1839–1897 December 3, 1885 December 16, 1885 1888 Cleveland [6][7]
4 John H. Keatley 1838–1905 July 19, 1889 August 15, 1888 1889 B. Harrison [8]
5 John S. Bugbee 1840–1896 October 15, 1889 December 7, 1889 1892 B. Harrison [9][10]
6 Warren D. Truitt 1855–1935 January 11, 1892 April 21, 1892 1897 B. Harrison [11][12]
7 Arthur Delaney 1841–1905 November 8, 1895 December 10, 1895 July 28, 1897 Cleveland dismissed [13]
8 Charles S. Johnson 1854–1906 July 28, 1897 September 1, 1897 1900 McKinley [14][15]
9 Melville C. Brown 1838–1928 April 1, 1900 April 28, 1900 1900 McKinley reassignment to
First District
[16][17]

First District (Juneau)

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# Judge Born–died Comission date
(to be removed
once oath date found)
Began active service
(oath date)
Ended active service Appointed by Reason for termination Bio links
(to be deleted once written)
1 Melville C. Brown 1838–1928 June 6, 1900 1904 McKinley [18][19]
2 Royal Arch Gunnison 1873–1918 December 3, 1904 1909 T. Roosevelt [20][21]
3 Thomas R. Lyons 1867–1941 May 4, 1909 1913 Taft [22][23]
4 Robert W. Jennings 1864–1937 May 16, 1913
June 29, 1917
1921 Wilson [24][25]
5 Thomas M. Reed 1857–1928 October 1, 1921 1928 Harding [26][27]
6 Justin Woodward Harding 1888–1976 January 15, 1929 1934 Coolidge [28]
7 George F. Alexander 1882–1948 July 18, 1933
January 26, 1934
March 12, 1938
1947 F. Roosevelt [29]
8 George W. Folta 1893–1955 May 5, 1947 June 10, 1955 Truman death [30][31]
9 Raymond J. Kelly 1894–1979 1955 November 1959 Eisenhower court dissolved [32]

Second District (Nome)

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# Judge Born–died Comission date
(to be removed
once oath date found)
Began active service
(oath date)
Ended active service Appointed by Reason for termination Bio links
(to be deleted once written)
1 Arthur H. Noyes 1853–1915 June 6, 1900 1902 McKinley [33]
2 Alfred S. Moore 1846–1920 May 27, 1902
May 27, 1906
1910 T. Roosevelt [34][35]
3 Cornelius D. Murane 1867–1951 1910 1913 Taft [36][37]
4 John Randolph Tucker 1854–1926 November 1, 1913 1917 Wilson [38]
5 William A. Holzheimer 1870–1948 November 1, 1917 1921 Wilson [39]
6 Gudbrand J. Lomen 1854–1934 August 19, 1921
February 16, 1926
1932 Harding [40][41]
7 Lester O. Gore 1890–1965 June 28, 1932 1934 Hoover [42]
8 J. H. S. Morison 1864–1952 July 26, 1935 1944 F. Roosevelt [43]
9 Joseph W. Kehoe 1890–1959 November 29, 1944 1951 F. Roosevelt [44][45]
10 J. Earl Cooper 1907–1964 July 17, 1952 1953 Truman [46][47]
11 Walter Hartman Hodge 1896–1975 March 2, 1954 November 1959 Eisenhower court dissolved [48]

Third District (Fairbanks to 1909, then Valdez and Anchorage)

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# Judge Born–died Comission date
(to be removed
once oath date found)
Began active service
(oath date)
Ended active service Appointed by Reason for termination Bio links
(to be deleted once written)
1 James Wickersham 1857–1939 June 6, 1900
July 1, 1906
1907 McKinley [49]
2 Silas H. Reid 1870–1911 1908 1909 T. Roosevelt [50]
3 Edward E. Cushman 1865–1944 July 1, 1909 1912 Taft [51]
4 Pete Overfield 1874–1959 1912 1913 Taft [52]
5 Frederick M. Brown 1864–1946 June 17, 1913
July 12, 1917
1921 Wilson [53]
6 Elmer E. Ritchie 1861–1941 August 16, 1921 1927 Harding [54]
7 E. Coke Hill 1866–1961 March 25, 1927 1932 Coolidge reassignment to Fourth District [55][56]
8 Cecil H. Clegg 1873–1956 June 16, 1932 1934 Hoover [57]
9 Simon Hellenthal 1877–1955 February 16, 1935 1945 F. Roosevelt [58][59]
10 Anthony Dimond 1881–1953 January 3, 1945 1953 F. Roosevelt [60]
11 J. L. McCarrey Jr. 1906–1992 October 16, 1953 November 1959 Eisenhower court dissolved [61][62]

Fourth District (Fairbanks)

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# Judge Born–died Comission date
(to be removed
once oath date found)
Began active service
(oath date)
Ended active service Appointed by Reason for termination Bio links
(to be deleted once written)
1 Pete Overfield 1874–1959 July 16, 1909 1912 Taft reassignment to Third District [63]
2 Frederic E. Fuller 1868–1953 August 16, 1912 1914 Taft [64][65]
3 Charles E. Bunnell 1878–1956 January 12, 1915 1921 Wilson [66]
4 Cecil H. Clegg 1873–1956 December 3, 1921 1932 Harding reassignment to Third District [67]
5 E. Coke Hill 1866–1961 May 3, 1932 1935 Hoover [68][69]
6 Harry Emerson Pratt 1884–1957 June 21, 1935 1954 F. Roosevelt [70][71]
7 Vernon D. Forbes 1905–1990 November 8, 1954 November 1959 Eisenhower court dissolved [72]
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  1. Draft:Alfred S. Moore - Alfred S. Moore
  2. Draft:Cecil H. Clegg - Cecil H. Clegg
  3. Draft:Charles S. Johnson (judge) - Charles S. Johnson (judge)
  4. Draft:Cornelius D. Murane - Cornelius D. Murane
  5. Draft:E. Coke Hill - E. Coke Hill
  6. Draft:Elmer E. Ritchie - Elmer E. Ritchie
  7. Draft:Frederic E. Fuller - Frederic E. Fuller
  8. Draft:Frederick M. Brown - Frederick M. Brown
  9. Draft:George W. Folta - George W. Folta
  10. Draft:Gudbrand J. Lomen - Gudbrand J. Lomen
  11. Draft:Harry Emerson Pratt - Harry Emerson Pratt
  12. Draft:J. Earl Cooper - J. Earl Cooper
  13. Draft:J. H. S. Morison - J. H. S. Morison
  14. Draft:J. L. McCarrey Jr. - J. L. McCarrey Jr.
  15. Draft:John S. Bugbee - John S. Bugbee
  16. Draft:Joseph W. Kehoe - Joseph W. Kehoe
  17. Draft:Lester O. Gore - Lester O. Gore
  18. Draft:Raymond J. Kelly - Raymond J. Kelly
  19. Draft:Robert W. Jennings - Robert W. Jennings
  20. Draft:Royal Arch Gunnison - Royal Arch Gunnison
  21. Draft:Silas H. Reid - Silas H. Reid
  22. Draft:Simon Hellenthal - Simon Hellenthal
  23. Draft:Thomas M. Reed - Thomas M. Reed
  24. Draft:Thomas R. Lyons - Thomas R. Lyons
  25. Draft:Vernon D. Forbes - Vernon D. Forbes
  26. Draft:Warren D. Truitt - Warren D. Truitt
  27. Draft:William A. Holzheimer - William A. Holzheimer

Arizona

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Arkansas

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Colorado

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Dakota

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Florida

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Hawaii

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Idaho

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Former territorial courts/territorial supreme courts

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  • Illinois
  • Indian Territory
  • Indiana
  • Iowa
  • Louisiana
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • Mississippi
  • Missouri
  • Montana
  • Nebraska
  • Nevada
  • New Mexico
  • Northwest Territory
  • Oklahoma
  • Oregon
  • Orleans
  • Philippine Islands
  • Puerto Rico
  • Southwest Territory
  • Utah
  • Washington
  • Wisconsin
  • Wyoming


New Mexico

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The Territory New Mexico was initially divided into three judicial districts, with additional districts added over time.[1]

Justice Began
service
Ended
service
Notes
Joab Houghton 1846
1865
1851
1869
First District
Third District
Grafton Baker 1851 1853 First District
J. J. Davenport 1853 1858 First District
Kirby Benedict 1853
1858
1858
1866
Third District
First District
John P. Slough 1866 1868 First District
John Sebrie Watts 1851
1868
1857
1869
Second District
First District
Joseph G. Palen 1869 1876 First District
Henry L. Waldo 1876 1878 First District
Charles McCandless 1878 1879 First District
L. Bradford Prince 1879 1882 First District
Samuel Beach Axtell 1882 1885 First District
Reuben A. Reeves 1887 1889 First District
William H. Whiteman 1889 1890 First District
Edward P. Seeds 1890 1894 First District
Napoleon B. Laughlin 1894 1898 First District
John R. McFie 1898
1889
1889
1893
First District
Third District
Antonio Jose Otero 1846 1851 Second District
Perry E. Brocchus 1857
1867
1859
1869
Second District
W. F. Boon 1859 1861 Second District
Sydney A. Hubbell 1861 1867 Second District
Hezekiah Johnson 1870 1876 Second District
John I. Reddick 1876 1877 Second District
Samuel B. McLin 1877 1878 Second District
Samuel C. Parks 1878 1882 Second District
Joseph Bell 1882 1885 Second District
William A. Brinker 1885 1889 Second District
William D. Lee 1889 1893 Second District
Needham C. Collier 1893 1898 Second District
Jonathan W. Crumpacker 1898 1902 Second District
Benjamin S. Baker 1902 1904 Second District
Ira A. Abbott 1904 1912 Second District
Charles H. Beaubien 1846 1851 Third District
Horace Mower 1851 1853 Third District
William G. Blackwood 1858 1861 Third District
Joseph G. Knapp 1861 1865 Third District
Abram Bergen 1869 1870 Third District
Benjamin J. Waters 1870 1871 Third District
Daniel B. Johnson 1871 1872 Third District
Warren Bristol 1872 1884 Third District
Stephen Fowler Wilson 1884 1885 Third District
William F. Henderson 1885 1889 Third District
Albert B. Fall 1893 1895 Third District
Gideon D. Bantz 1895 1898 Third District
Frank W. Parker 1898 1912 Third District
Elisha V. Long 1889 1893 Fourth District
James O'Brien 1893 1893 Fourth District
Thomas J. Smith 1893 1898 Fourth District
William J. Mills 1898 1910 Fourth District
Clarence J. Roberts 1910 1912 Fourth District
Alfred A. Freeman 1890 1895 Fifth District
Humphrey B. Hamilton 1895 1898 Fifth District
Charles A. Leland 1898 1900 Fifth District
Daniel H. McMillan 1900 1903 Fifth District
William Hayes Pope 1903 1912 Fifth District
Edward A. Mann 1904 1909 Sixth District
Alford W. Cooley 1909 1910 Sixth District
Edward R. Wright 1910 1912 Sixth District
Merritt C. Mechem 1909 1912 Seventh District


This open draft remains in progress as of August 8, 2024.
  1. ^ Anderson, George B. (1907). History of New Mexico: its resources and people. Vol. 1. Los Angeles: Pacific States Pub. Co. OCLC 1692911.