Arthur Carter Denison (November 10, 1861 – May 27, 1942) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and the United States Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the

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Education and career

Born in

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, Michigan, Denison received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan in 1883. He was in private practice in Grand Rapids from 1883 to 1910.

Federal judicial service

Denison was nominated by President William Howard Taft on January 17, 1910, to a seat on the

vacated by Judge

Loyal Edwin Knappen Loyal Edwin Knappen (January 27, 1854 – May 14, 1930) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and the United States Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit and previously was a United States d ...

. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 31, 1910, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on October 3, 1911, due to his elevation to the Sixth Circuit. Denison was nominated by President Taft on February 25, 1911, to a joint seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and the United States Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit vacated by Judge

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. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 2, 1911, and received his commission the same day. On December 31, 1911, the Circuit Courts were abolished and he thereafter served only on the Court of Appeals. He was a member of the Conference of Senior Circuit Judges (now the

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) from 1924 to 1931. His service terminated on December 31, 1931, due to his resignation. He was the last appeals court judge who continued to serve in active service appointed by President Taft.

Later career and death

Following his resignation from the federal bench, Denison returned to private practice in Cleveland, Ohio from 1932 to 1942. He died on May 27, 1942, in Shaker Heights, Ohio.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Denison, Arthur Carter 1861 births 1942 deaths Judges of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan United States district court judges appointed by William Howard Taft Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit United States court of appeals judges appointed by William Howard Taft 20th-century American judges Lawyers from Grand Rapids, Michigan University of Michigan alumni