Martin Augustine Knapp
Martin Augustine Knapp (1843-1923) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, the United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit and the United States Commerce Court. Knapp first joined the Second Circuit and the Commerce Court, jointly, with an appointment from President William H. Taft in 1910. At the time of his appointment, he was a private practice attorney. His service on the Commerce Court ended on December 13, 1913 with the abolition of the court. He continued to serve on the Second Circuit until he was assigned to the Fourth Circuit in 1916. His service ended with his death on February 10, 1923. [1]
Early life and education
- Wesleyan University, B.A., 1868
- Read law, 1869[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Syracuse, New York, 1870-
- Corporation counsel, Syracuse, New York, 1877-1883
- Member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1897-1910
- Chairman, 1898-1910[1]
Judicial career
Fourth Circuit
Knapp was reassigned to the United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit on January 1, 1916. He served until his death on February 10, 1923.[1]
Second Circuit and Commerce Court
Knapp was appointed the United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit and the United States Commerce Court on a concurrent appointment on December 12, 1910 by William H. Taft to a new seat created by statute 36 Stat. 539. The statute permitted Taft to appoint up to 5 judges to the Commerce Court who would serve concurrent posts on Appellate courts with overburdened jurisdictions. Posts on the Commerce Court were designed to last 5 years when sitting appellate judges would be transferred to the court to cover vacancies. However, the court was terminated just two years later on December 31, 1911. The judges appointed to the court retained their temporary posts on the Appellate courts to which they were assigned. Knapp remained on the Second Circuit until he was transferred to the Fourth Circuit in 1916.[1]
See also
- United States Commerce Court
- United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Judge Knapp's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA - new seat |
Commerce Court 1910–1913 |
Succeeded by: NA - court abolished |
| Preceded by: NA - new seat |
Second Circuit 1910–1916 Seat #5t |
Succeeded by: NA-closed seat |
| Preceded by: NA - reassigned |
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals 1916–1923 |
Succeeded by: NA-closed seat
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Albert Diaz • Steven Agee • Harvie Wilkinson • Paul Niemeyer • Robert King • Roger Gregory • James Wynn • DeAndrea G. Benjamin • Stephanie Thacker • Pamela A. Harris • A. Marvin Quattlebaum Jr. • Julius Richardson • Allison Jones Rushing • Toby Heytens • Nicole Berner | ||
| Senior judges |
Barbara Keenan • Diana Motz • William Traxler • Henry Floyd • | ||
| Former judges | Hugh Lennox Bond • Karen J. Williams • Clyde Hamilton • Blane Michael • Dennis Shedd • Allyson Duncan • Michael Luttig • Emory Sneeden • Samuel Ervin • James Sprouse • Charles Henry Simonton • Nathan Goff • Edmund Waddill • Jeter Connelly Pritchard • Martin Augustine Knapp • John Carter Rose (Maryland) • Andre Davis • Charles Albert Woods • Morris Ames Soper • Elliott Northcott • John Johnston Parker • James Phillips (Court of Appeals Judge) • Armistead Dobie • Harrison Winter • James Craven • Donald S. Russell • Albert Bryan, Sr. • John Butzner • Hiram Widener • Herbert Boreman • John Field (West Virginia) • Kenneth Hall (West Virginia) • J. Spencer Bell • Clement Haynsworth • Francis Murnaghan • Simon Sobeloff • William Walter Wilkins • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Karen J. Williams • Harvie Wilkinson • William Traxler • Samuel Ervin • John Johnston Parker • Harrison Winter • Clement Haynsworth • Simon Sobeloff • William Walter Wilkins • | ||
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| 1909 |
Bean • Carpenter • Connor • Donworth • Grubb • Hand • Hundley • Lanning • Lurton • Orr • Purdy • Rellstab • Warrington • Willard | ||
| 1910 |
Archbald • Barber • Carland • Cooper • Denison • De Vries • Hollister • Hughes • Hunt • Killits • Knapp • Knappen • Lamar • Mack • Montgomery • Rasch • Rose • Russell • Smith • Van Devanter • Van Valkenburgh • White | ||
| 1911 |
Angell • Day • Denison • Elliott • Martin • Rudkin • Schofield • Sessions • H. Smith • W. Smith • Veeder • Whitmer • Youmans • | ||
| 1912 |
Bourquin • Cheney • Cushman • Dodge • Geiger • Howard • Mayer • McPherson • Morton • Pitney • Pope • Sloan • Thompson • Tuttle • | ||
