Ogden Hoffman Jr. Explained

Ogden Hoffman Jr.
Office:Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
Term Start:August 5, 1886
Term End:August 9, 1891
Appointer:operation of law
Predecessor:Seat established by 24 Stat. 308
Successor:William W. Morrow
Office1:Judge of the United States District Court for the District of California
Term Start1:July 27, 1866
Term End1:August 5, 1886
Appointer1:operation of law
Predecessor1:Seat established by 14 Stat. 300
Successor1:Seat abolished
Office2:Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California
Term Start2:August 31, 1852
Term End2:January 18, 1854
Appointer2:operation of law
Predecessor2:Seat established by 10 Stat. 76
Successor2:Seat abolished
Office3:Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
Term Start3:February 27, 1851
Term End3:July 27, 1866
Appointer3:Millard Fillmore
Predecessor3:Seat established by 9 Stat. 521
Successor3:Seat abolished
Birth Name:Ogden Hoffman Jr.
Birth Date:16 October 1822
Birth Place:New York City, US
Death Place:San Francisco, California, US
Resting Place:Mount Tamalpais Cemetery
San Rafael, California
Parents:Ogden Hoffman
Emily (Burrall) Hoffman
Relatives:Josiah Ogden Hoffman (grandfather)
Education:Columbia University (A.B.)
Harvard Law School (LL.B.)
Occupation:Attorney

Ogden Hoffman Jr. (October 16, 1822  - August 9, 1891) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of California, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California and the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.

Early life

Hoffman was born in New York City on October 16, 1822.[1] He received an Artium Baccalaureus degree in 1840 from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Laws from Harvard Law School in 1842.[2] He entered private practice in New York City in 1842, and from 1844 to 1850. From 1842 to 1844, he studied in Paris, where he acquired a working knowledge of French and several other languages.[1] He continued private practice in San Francisco, California, from 1850 to 1851.

Federal judicial service

Hoffman was nominated by President Millard Fillmore on February 1, 1851, to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California authorized by 9 Stat. 521. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 27, 1851, and received his commission the same day. He was assigned by operation of law to additional and concurrent service to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of California on August 31, 1852, authorized by 10 Stat. 76. His service in the Southern District terminated on January 18, 1854.

On July 27, 1866, Hoffman was reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the District of California, confirmed by the U.S. Senate for a new seat authorized by 14 Stat. 300. Hoffman was reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California on August 5, 1886, to a new seat authorized by 24 Stat. 308.

Hoffman's judicial service terminated on August 9, 1891, due to his death in San Francisco. He was succeeded by Judge William W. Morrow. At the time of his death, he was the last federal judge in active service to have been appointed by President Fillmore, and the longest-serving on the bench.

Death and burial

Hoffman died in San Francisco on August 9, 1891.[3] He was interred at Mount Tamalpais Cemetery in San Rafael, California.[3]

Family

Hoffman was son of Ogden Hoffman and Emily (Burrall) Hoffman.[4] He was the grandson of Josiah Ogden Hoffman (1766–1837), the New York Attorney General from 1795 to 1802.[4]

Hoffman never married, and had no children.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Shuck, Oscar Tully . 1901 . History of the Bench and Bar of California . Los Angeles, CA . Commercial Printing House . 472 . Google Books.
  2. Book: Harvard University . 1890 . Quinquennial Catalogue of the Officers and Graduates of Harvard University . Cambridge, MA . University Press . 262 . Google Books.
  3. Book: Blatchford, Samuel A. . 1894 . United States Courts of Appeals Reports (Ninth Circuit) . 7 . New York, NY . Banks and Brothers . 693–694 . Google Books.
  4. Book: Fritz, Christian G. . 1991 . Federal Justice in California: The Court of Ogden Hoffman, 1851-1891 . Lincoln, NE . University of Nebraska Press . 1–3 . 978-0-8032-1979-3.
  5. Book: Cahan. Richard. Hinckle. Pia. Royer Ocken. Jessica. 2013 . The Court that Tamed the West: From the Gold Rush to the Tech Boom . Berkeley, CA . Heyday . 28 . 978-1-5971-4246-5 . Scribd.