Emory Speer

Judge Emory Speer

Personal

Birthday:

9/3/1848

Birthplace:

Culloden, GA

Date of Death:

12/13/1918

Place of Death:

Macon, GA

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Confederate Army private, 1864-1865
Private practice, Athens, Georgia, 1869-1883
Solicitor general, State of Georgia, 1873-1876
U.S. representative from Georgia, 1879-1883
Private practice, Atlanta, Georgia, 1883-1885
U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, 1883-1885
Dean, Mercer University Law School, Macon, Georgia, 1893-1918

Education

Name of School:

University of Georgia

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1869

Name of School - Second:

Read law

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Southern District of Georgia

Court Name:

Georgia Southern District Court

President Nominating:

Chester A. Arthur

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

02/18/1885

Termination Date:

12/13/1918

Termination Reason:

Death