John Bruce

Personal

Birthday: 
2/16/1832
Birthplace: 
Sterlingshire, Scotland
Date of Death: 
10/1/1901
Place of Death: 
Walters Park, PA
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

Private practice, Keokuk, Iowa, 1856-1862
U.S. Army, 1862-1865
Farmer, Prairie Bluff, Alabama, 1866-1872
State representative, Alabama, 1872-1874

Education

Name of School: 
Franklin College, New Athens, Ohio
Degree: 
A.B.
Degree Year: 
1854
Name of School - Second: 
Read law
Degree Year - Second: 
1856

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama
Court Name: 

Alabama Southern District Court

President Nominating: 
Ulysses Grant
Party Affiliation of President: 
Republican
Commission Date: 
02/27/1875
Termination Date: 
08/02/1886
Termination Reason: 
Reassignment
Court Name - Second: 
U. S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama
Court Name - Second: 

Alabama Middle District Court

Commission Date - Second: 
02/27/1875
Termination Date - Second: 
10/1/1901
Termination Reason - Second: 
Death
Court Name - Third: 
U. S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama
Court Name - Third: 

Alabama Northern District Court

Commission Date - Third: 
02/27/1875
Termination Date - Third: 
10/1/1901
Termination Reason - Third: 
Death