Charles Brents Kennamer (November 25, 1874 – June 3, 1955) was a

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of the

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and the

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Education and career

Born in Kennamer Cove, Marshall County,

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, Kennamer attended

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and

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to enter the bar in 1903. He entered private practice in

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, Alabama in 1903. He was county solicitor for Marshall County from 1905 to 1906. He was an

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of the Northern District of Alabama from 1907 to 1914, and then a Special Assistant United States Attorney of the Northern District of Alabama from 1914 to 1916, finally becoming the

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for the Northern District of Alabama from 1922 to 1931.

Federal judicial service

Kennamer was nominated by President

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on January 24, 1931, to a joint seat on the

and the

vacated by Judge Henry De Lamar Clayton Jr. He was confirmed by the

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on February 20, 1931, and received his commission on February 25, 1931. He was reassigned by

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to serve only in the Middle District on June 5, 1936. His service terminated on June 3, 1955, due to his death.

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