Edward William Day

Edward William Day
Edward William Day
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island
	In office; March 19, 1976 – October 22, 1985
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island
	In office; 1966–1971
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Raymond James Pettine
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island
	In office; November 10, 1953 – March 19, 1976
Appointed by	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	Edward L. Leahy
Succeeded by	Francis J. Boyle
Personal details
Born	Edward William Day; May 24, 1901; Cranston, Rhode Island
Died	October 22, 1985 (aged 84)
Education	Brown University (Ph.B.); Harvard Law School (LL.B.)

Edward William Day (May 24, 1901 – October 22, 1985) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island.

Education and career[edit]

Born in Cranston, Rhode Island, Day received a Bachelor of Philosophy degree from Brown University in 1922 and a Bachelor of Laws from Harvard Law School in 1925. He was in private practice in Providence, Rhode Island from 1925 to 1930, and was a law clerk for the Eighth District Court of Rhode Island from 1929 to 1930. He was first assistant state attorney general of Rhode Island from 1930 to 1933, and was city solicitor for Cranston from 1935 to 1943. He was Chairman of the Rhode Island Civil Service Commission from 1939 to 1941.^[1]

Federal judicial service[edit]

On November 10, 1953, Day received a recess appointment from President Dwight D. Eisenhower to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island vacated by Judge Edward L. Leahy. Formally nominated to the same seat by President Eisenhower on January 11, 1954, Day was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 9, 1954, and received his commission the same day. He served as Chief Judge from 1966 to 1971, and assumed senior status on March 19, 1976, serving in that capacity until his death on October 22, 1985.^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Edward William Day at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Sources[edit]

Edward William Day at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by Edward L. Leahy	Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island 1953–1976	Succeeded by Francis J. Boyle
Preceded by Office established	Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island 1966–1971	Succeeded by Raymond James Pettine

[auto-1] Edward William Day at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

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