John Carter Rose (April 27, 1861 – March 26, 1927) was a

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of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.

Education and career

Born in

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, Rose received a

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from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1882 and entered private practice in Baltimore. He also worked as an editorial writer for the

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. He was a supervisor of the 1890 United States Census in Baltimore. He was the

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from 1898 to 1910.

Federal judicial service

Rose was nominated by President

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on March 25, 1910, to the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, to a new seat authorized by 36 Stat. 201. He was confirmed by the

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on April 4, 1910, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on December 26, 1922, due to his elevation to the Fourth Circuit. Rose was nominated by President

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on December 9, 1922, to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, to a new seat authorized by 42 Stat. 837. He was confirmed by the Senate on December 20, 1922, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on March 26, 1927, due to his death in

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rose, John Carter 1861 births 1927 deaths United States Attorneys for the District of Maryland Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland United States district court judges appointed by William Howard Taft 20th-century American judges Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit United States court of appeals judges appointed by Warren G. Harding