Herbert Stephenson Boreman
Herbert Stephenson Boreman (born September 21, 1897 in Middlebourne , Tyler County , West Virginia , † March 26, 1982 in Parkersburg , West Virginia) was an American lawyer and politician . After his first appointment by President Dwight D. Eisenhower , he served as a federal judge from 1954 . First he was a member of the federal district court for the northern district of West Virginia, then from 1959 the federal appeals court for the fourth district.
Career
After attending school, Herbert Boreman graduated from the College of Law at West Virginia University in Morgantown , where he earned a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1920 . Shortly afterwards he began practicing law in Parkersburg. From 1923 to 1927 he served as an assistant federal prosecutor ; He was also a Divorce Commissioner in Wood County County Court during that period . He then ran his private practice again until 1929 before he was appointed to the Wood County District Attorney. Between 1932 and 1954 he then went back to his private legal practice in Parkersburg. During this time he also served in the West Virginia Senate from 1942 to 1950 . In 1948 Boreman was the Republican candidate for governor of West Virginia, but he was defeated by Democrat Okey L. Patteson with 43:57 percent of the vote.
On June 22, 1954, Boreman was appointed by President Eisenhower to succeed the late William Eli Baker as a judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia . Confirmation by the United States Senate came on July 21 of the same year, after which he took up his judge's office a day later. On June 17, 1959 he moved - again on appeal by Dwight D. Eisenhower on January 20 of the same year - to the federal appeals court for the fourth district , which includes the states of West Virginia, Virginia , Maryland , North Carolina and South Carolina . Here he succeeded the late John Johnston Parker after confirmation by the Senate . An already in October 1958 during the recess of Congress Done Recess Appointment had he refused. Boreman held his office until June 15, 1971, when he moved to senior status , effectively retiring. He was succeeded by John A. Field .
Web links
- Herbert Stephenson Boreman in the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
- Herbert Stephenson Boreman at The Political Graveyard
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Boreman, Herbert Stephenson |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American lawyer and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 21, 1897 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Middlebourne , West Virginia |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 26, 1982 |
| Place of death | Parkersburg , West Virginia |