James Helmick Beatty

Judge James Helmick Beatty

Personal

Birthday:

5/8/1836

Birthplace:

Lancaster, OH

Date of Death:

10/21/1927

Place of Death:

Hollywood, CA

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Superintendent of public schools, Jackson, Mississippi, 1858-1861
U.S. Army lieutenant, 1863-1865
Private practice, Lexington, Missouri, 1865-1872
Register in bankruptcy, Lexington, Missouri, 1865-1872
Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Utah Territory, 1872-1882
Private practice, Hailey, Idaho, 1882-1889
Territorial senator, Idaho Territory, 1886-1888

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho, February 10, 1891; no Senate vote

Education

Name of School:

Ohio Wesleyan University

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1858

Name of School - Second:

Read law

Degree Year - Second:

1862

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of Idaho

Court Name:

Idaho District Court

President Nominating:

Benjamin Harrison

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

02/04/1892

Termination Date:

3/1/1907

Termination Reason:

Retirement