Judicial service
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Judge
1899 – 1911 · 12 yrsAppointed by William McKinley
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Judge
1892 – 1899 · 7 yrsAppointed by Benjamin Harrison
Career
Private practice
1883 – 1892 · 9 yrs
Private practice
1881 – 1883 · 2 yrs
City solicitor
1875 – 1881 · 6 yrs
Private practice
1873 – 1875 · 2 yrs
Education
A.B., Wittenberg University