James Harry Covington

Judge James Harry Covington

Personal

Birthday:

5/3/1870

Birthplace:

Talbot County, MD

Date of Death:

2/4/1942

Place of Death:

Washington, DC

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Easton, Maryland, 1894-
State`s attorney, Talbot County, Maryland, 1903-1908
U.S. representative from Maryland, 1909-1914
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1918-1942
Professor of law, Georgetown University, 1914-1919
Member, U.S. Railroad Wage Commission, 1918

Education

Name of School:

University of Pennsylvania Law School

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Degree:

LL.B.

Degree Year:

1894

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia [Supreme Court of the District of Columbia], Chief Justice

Court Name:

District of Columbia District Court

President Nominating:

Woodrow Wilson

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

6/15/1914

Termination Date:

5/31/1918

Termination Reason:

Resignation