Montgomery, Robert Morris Born May 12, 1849, in Eaton Rapids, MI Died June 27, 1920, in Eaton Rapids, MI Federal Judicial Service: Chief Judge, U. S. Court of Customs Appeals (later Customs and Patent Appeals) Nominated by William H. Taft on March 9, 1910, to a new seat authorized by 36 Stat. 11. Confirmed by the Senate on March 30, 1910, and received commission on March 30, 1910. Service terminated on June 27, 1920, due to death. Education: Read Law, 1870 Professional Career: U.S. Army, Seventh Michigan Cavalry, 1864 Private practice, Pentwater, Michigan, 1871-1873 Assistant assessor of internal revenue, Michigan, 1873 Prosecuting attorney, Oceana County, 1873-1877 Private practice, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1877 Assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of Michigan, 1877-1881 Judge, Seventeenth Judicial Circuit of Michigan, 1881-1888 Private practice, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1888-1891 Associate justice, Supreme Court of Michigan, 1892-1900, 1902-1909; chief justice, 1900-1901, 1910