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John Foster Symes
John Foster Symes (February 10, 1878 – April 5, 1951) was a United States federal judge, United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. Education and career Born in Denver, Colorado, Symes received a Bachelor of Philosophy degree from Yale University in 1900 and a Bachelor of Laws from Columbia Law School in 1903. He was in private practice in New York City, New York (state), New York from 1902 to 1906, and in Denver from 1906 to 1921. His practice being interrupted by service in the United States Army during World War I from 1917 to 1919, where he achieved the rank of Major. He was the United States Attorney for the District of Colorado from 1921 to 1922. Federal judicial service On April 22, 1922, Symes was nominated by President Warren G. Harding to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Colorado vacated by Judge Robert E. Lewis. Symes was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 16, 1922, and rece ... [...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] |