Henry Wade Rogers (October 15, 1853 – August 16, 1926) was a
United States circuit judge
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of the
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
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.
Education and career
Born on October 10, 1853, in
Holland Patent,
New York, Rogers received a
Bachelor of Arts
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degree in 1874 from the
University of Michigan
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, a
Master of Arts
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degree in 1877 from the same institution and
read law in 1877. He entered practice in
Minnesota
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in 1877 and remained in private practice in
New Jersey
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until 1882. He was the Tappan Professor of Law at the University of Michigan from 1882 to 1886. He was Dean of the Law Department at the University of Michigan from 1886 to 1890. He was President of
Northwestern University
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Charte ...
from 1890 to 1900. He was a faculty member at
Yale Law School
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from 1900 to 1916, as a lecturer from 1900 to 1901, as a Professor from 1901 to 1920 and as Dean from 1903 to 1916.
Federal judicial service
Rogers was nominated by President
Woodrow Wilson
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on September 18, 1913, to a seat on the
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
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vacated by Judge
Walter Chadwick Noyes. He was confirmed by the
United States Senate
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The composition and pow ...
on September 29, 1913, and received his commission the same day. He was a member of the
Conference of Senior Circuit Judges
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(now the
Judicial Conference of the United States) from 1922 to 1925. His service terminated on August 16, 1926, due to his death in
Pennington, New Jersey.
Family
Rogers married author and suffragist
Emma Ferdon Winner in 1876.
References
Sources
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Henry Wade Rogers Papers, Northwestern University Archives, Evanston, Illinois
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1853 births
1926 deaths
People from New York (state)
University of Michigan alumni
Minnesota lawyers
New Jersey lawyers
Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Presidents of Northwestern University
United States court of appeals judges appointed by Woodrow Wilson
20th-century American judges
Deans of Yale Law School
Deans of University of Michigan Law School
Yale Law School faculty