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John A. Peters (1864–1953)
John Andrew Peters (August 13, 1864 – August 22, 1953) was a United States representative from Maine and a United States federal judge, United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maine. Education and career Born on August 13, 1864, in Ellsworth, Maine, Ellsworth, Hancock County, Maine, Hancock County, Maine, Peters, a nephew of John A. Peters (1822–1904), John A. Peters (1822–1904), attended the common schools. He received an Bachelor of Arts, Artium Baccalaureus degree in 1885 from Bowdoin College, read law in 1887, and received an Master of Arts, Artium Magister degree in 1888 from Bowdoin College. He entered private practice in Ellsworth from 1887 to 1913. He was a Judge of the Ellsworth Municipal Court from 1896 to 1908. He was a member of the Maine House of Representatives in 1909, 1911 and 1913, serving as Speaker in 1913. He was a delegate at large to the Republican National Convention in 1916. He served as Vice President of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senior Status
Senior status is a form of semi-retirement for United States federal judges. To qualify, a judge in the Federal judiciary of the United States, federal court system must be at least 65 years old, and the sum of the judge's age and years of service as a federal judge must be at least 80 years. As long as senior judges carry at least a 25 percent caseload or meet other criteria for activity, they remain entitled to maintain a staffed office and chambers, including a secretary and their normal complement of law clerks, and they continue to receive annual cost-of-living increases. Senior judges vacate their seats on the bench, and the President of the United States, president may appoint new full-time judges to fill those seats. Some U.S. states have similar systems for senior judges. State court (United States), State courts with a similar system include Iowa (for judges on the Iowa Court of Appeals), Pennsylvania, and Virginia (for justices of the Virginia Supreme Court). Statuto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
