William Henry Sawtelle

Judge William Henry Sawtelle

Personal

Birthday:

8/27/1868

Birthplace:

Tuscumbia, AL

Date of Death:

12/17/1934

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Tuscumbia, Alabama, 1886-1903
Solicitor, Eighth Judicial Circuit, Alabama, 1892-1898
Solicitor, Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Alabama, 1898-1903
Private practice, Tuscon, Arizona, 1903-1913

Education

Name of School:

Read law

Degree Year:

1886

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of Arizona

Court Name:

Arizona District Court

President Nominating:

Woodrow Wilson

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

8/18/1913

Termination Date:

2/6/1931

Termination Reason:

Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Court Name - Second:

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Court Name - Second:

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Commission Date - Second:

1/29/1931

Termination Date - Second:

12/17/1934

Termination Reason - Second:

Death