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Federal Judicial History
The Center conducts research and produces resources on the history of the judicial branch of the federal government. These resources include compilations of historical data on the courts, information about judges and judicial administration, as well as publications on federal judicial history. The Center also maintains a biographical directory of Article III judges from 1789 to the present, engages in outreach and education on federal judicial history, and works to promote the preservation of the history of the judicial branch.
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Former U.S. District Judge Benjamin F. Gibson (W.D. Mich.) died January 13 at age 89 https://t.co/d6HxVG7jFF https://t.co/P7nuxj2XFp1 day 15 hours ago
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Senior U.S. District Judge William H. Barbour, Jr. (S.D. Miss.) died January 8 at age 79 https://t.co/PWNrgdftSN https://t.co/37I8D7xeMa1 day 15 hours ago
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Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas (1939-1975) died #OTD in 1980 https://t.co/TvO039WmHA https://t.co/w5Zn8WifZh1 day 16 hours ago
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JFK nominated Griffin B. Bell to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit #OTD in 1962 (after recess appointment in Oct. 1961); Bell resigned in 1976 and served as Attorney General of the United States https://t.co/VjHyawkbs8 https://t.co/LM5VELM2tH5 days 15 hours ago
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#SCOTUS decided Cummings v. Missouri #OTD in 1867; mandatory oath denying aid to rebellion was an ex post facto law (changed or increased penalties for past conduct) and a bill of attainder (aimed at a particular class of people and imposed punishment without jury trial) https://t.co/06okhuZwnl6 days 15 hours ago
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