Charles Brents Kennamer | |
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| Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama | |
| In office February 25, 1931 – June 3, 1955 | |
| Appointed by | Herbert Hoover |
| Preceded by | Henry De Lamar Clayton Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Frank Minis Johnson |
| Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama | |
| In office February 25, 1931 – June 5, 1936 | |
| Appointed by | Herbert Hoover |
| Preceded by | Henry De Lamar Clayton Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles Brents Kennamer (1874-11-25)November 25, 1874 |
| Died | June 3, 1955(1955-06-03) (aged 80) |
| Education | Georgetown University read law |
Charles Brents Kennamer (November 25, 1874 – June 3, 1955) was aUnited States district judge of theUnited States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama and theUnited States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.
Born inKennamer Cove,[citation needed]Marshall County,Alabama, Kennamer attendedGeorgetown University andread law to enter the bar in 1903. He entered private practice inGuntersville, Alabama in 1903. He was county solicitor for Marshall County from 1905 to 1906. He was anAssistant United States Attorney of the Northern District of Alabama from 1907 to 1914, and then a Special Assistant United States Attorney of the Northern District of Alabama from 1914 to 1916, finally becoming theUnited States Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama from 1922 to 1931.[1]
Kennamer was nominated by PresidentHerbert Hoover on January 24, 1931, to a joint seat on theUnited States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama and theUnited States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama vacated by JudgeHenry De Lamar Clayton Jr. He was confirmed by theUnited States Senate on February 20, 1931, and received his commission on February 25, 1931. He was reassigned byoperation of law to serve only in the Middle District on June 5, 1936. His service terminated on June 3, 1955, due to his death.[1]
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| Preceded by | Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama 1931–1955 | Succeeded by |
| Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama 1931–1936 | Succeeded by Seat abolished | |