Washington
The United States District Court for the District of Washington was established on April 5, 1890, by 26 Stat. 45. The District was subdivided into Eastern and Western Districts on March 2, 1905, by 33 Stat. 824. Only one judge was ever appointed to the District of Washington.
| Judge | Appointed by | Began active service |
Ended active service |
End reason |
| Cornelius Holgate Hanford | Benjamin Harrison | 01890-02-25February 25, 1890 | 01905-03-02March 2, 1905 | reassigned to Western District of Washington |
Read more about this topic: List Of Former United States District Courts
Famous quotes containing the word washington:
“Political life at Washington is like political life in a suburban vestry.”
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)
“The city of Washington is in some respects self-contained, and it is easy there to forget what the rest of the United States is thinking about. I count it a fortunate circumstance that almost all the windows of the White House and its offices open upon unoccupied spaces that stretch to the banks of the Potomac ... and that as I sit there I can constantly forget Washington and remember the United States.”
—Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924)
““If Washington were President now, he would have to learn our ways or lose his next election. Only fools and theorists imagine that our society can be handled with gloves or long poles. One must make one’s self a part of it. If virtue won’t answer our purpose, we must use vice, or our opponents will put us out of office, and this was as true in Washington’s day as it is now, and always will be.””
—Henry Brooks Adams (1838–1918)