Colin Neblett | |
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Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico | |
In office February 5, 1917 –July 6, 1948 | |
Appointed by | Woodrow Wilson |
Preceded by | William Hayes Pope |
Succeeded by | Carl Hatch |
Personal details | |
Born | Brunswick County, Virginia | July 6, 1875
Died | May 7, 1950 74) | (aged
Political party | Democratic |
Colin Neblett (July 6, 1875 – May 7, 1950) was a United States federal judge.
In the United States, the title of federal judge means a judge appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate pursuant to the Appointments Clause in Article II of the United States Constitution.
Born in Brunswick County, Virginia, Neblett received an LL.B. from Washington and Lee University in 1897. He entered private practice in Silver City, New Mexico in 1898. He was a member of the New Mexico Territorial Legislature in 1905. He was a superintendent of schools for Grant County, New Mexico from 1907 to 1911, and was a judge on the Sixth Judicial District of New Mexico from 1912 to 1916.
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On January 29, 1917, Neblett was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico vacated by William Hayes Pope. Neblett was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 5, 1917, and received his commission the same day. He assumed senior status on July 6, 1948, serving in that capacity until his death, in 1950.
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Preceded by William Hayes Pope | Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico 1917–1948 | Succeeded by Carl Hatch |
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