William Henry Munger (October 12, 1845 – August 11, 1915) was a
United States district judge
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of the
United States District Court for the District of Nebraska
The United States District Court for the District of Nebraska (in case citations, D. Neb.) is the federal district court whose jurisdiction is the state of Nebraska. Court offices are in Omaha and Lincoln.
Appeals from the District of Nebraska ...
.
Education and career
Born in
Bergen
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,
New York, Munger
read law in 1868. He was in private practice in
Fremont,
Nebraska
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from 1869 to 1878, in
Omaha, Nebraska from 1878 to 1879, returning to Fremont from 1879 to 1897.
Federal judicial service
On February 1, 1897, Munger was nominated by President
Grover Cleveland
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to a seat on the
United States District Court for the District of Nebraska
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vacated by Judge
William Douglas McHugh. Munger was confirmed by the
United States Senate
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on February 18, 1897, and received his commission the same day, serving thereafter until his death on August 11, 1915, in Omaha.
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1845 births
1915 deaths
Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska
United States federal judges appointed by Grover Cleveland
19th-century American judges
People from Fremont, Nebraska
People from Bergen, New York
19th-century American politicians
United States federal judges admitted to the practice of law by reading law