Don Albert Pardee

Don Pardee
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
In office June 16, 1891 – September 26, 1919
Preceded by	Seat established
Succeeded by	Alexander King
Judge of the United States Circuit Court for the Fifth Circuit
In office May 13, 1881 – June 16, 1891
Appointed by	James Garfield
Preceded by	William Woods
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
Personal details
Born	(1837-03-29)March 29, 1837 Wadsworth, Ohio, U.S.
Died	Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Political party	Republican

Don Albert Pardee (March 29, 1837 – September 26, 1919) was a United States federal judge.

Early life

Born in Wadsworth, Ohio, Pardee read law to enter the Bar in 1859, and was in private practice in Medina County, Ohio from 1859 to 1861.

Career

He was in the United States Army during the American Civil War from 1861 to 1865, returning to private practice in New Orleans, Louisiana from 1865 to 1868. He was a Register in Bankruptcy in New Orleans in 1867, and a judge on the Second Judicial District of Louisiana from 1868 to 1880. He was a Delegate to the Louisiana Constitutional Convention in 1879, and an unsuccessful Republican candidate for state attorney general of Louisiana in 1879. He was again in private practice in New Orleans from 1880 to 1881.

On March 14, 1881, Pardee was nominated by President James A. Garfield to a seat on the United States circuit court for the Fifth Circuit vacated by the elevation of William Burnham Woods to the United States Supreme Court. Pardee was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 13, 1881, and received his commission the same day. On June 16, 1891, Pardee was reassigned by operation of law to the newly created United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, serving thereafter until his death, in Atlanta, Georgia. Having spent over 38 years on the federal bench, he was President Garfield's longest-serving judicial appointee.

References

• Don Albert Pardee at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

External links

• Don Albert Pardee at Find a Grave

Legal offices
Preceded by William Woods	Judge of the United States Circuit Court for the Fifth Circuit 1881–1891	Seat abolished
New seat	Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit 1891–1919	Succeeded by Alexander King