David C. Westenhaver

Judge David C. Westenhaver

Personal

Birthday:

1/13/1865

Birthplace:

Berkeley County, WV

Date of Death:

7/29/1928

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Martinsburg, West Virginia, 1886-1903
Prosecutor, Berkeley County, West Virginia, 1886-1887
City councilman, Martinsburg, West Virginia, 1902-1903
Private practice, Cleveland, Ohio, 1903-1917
Member, Cleveland [Ohio] Board of Education, 1912-1915

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, February 19, 1917; no Senate vote

Education

Name of School:

Georgetown University Law Center

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Degree:

LL.B.

Degree Year:

1886

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio

Court Name:

Ohio Northern District Court

President Nominating:

Woodrow Wilson

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

3/14/1917

Termination Date:

7/29/1928

Termination Reason:

Death