Ira Lloyd Letts

Prior offices:

United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island

Years in office: 1928 - 1935

Education

Bachelor's

Brown University, 1913

Law

Columbia Law, 1917

Graduate

Brown University, 1917

Personal

Birthplace

New York

Ira Lloyd Letts (1889-1947) was afederal judge on theUnited States District Court for the District of Rhode Island. He joined the court in 1928 after an appointment fromCalvin Coolidge. At the time of his appointment he was an Assistant U.S. Attorney General. He resigned onJune 24, 1935 to return to private practice.^[1]

Early life and education

• Brown University, Ph.B., 1913
• Brown University, M.A., 1914
• Columbia Law School, LL.B., 1917^[1]

Professional career

• Private practice, Providence, Rhode Island, 1917-1925
• Assistant U.S. attorney general, 1925-1927
• Private practice, Providence, Rhode Island, 1935-1947^[1]

Judicial nominations and appointments

District of Rhode Island

Letts received a recess appointment from PresidentCalvin Coolidge on June 9, 1927 to replaceArthur Lewis Brown. On December 6, 1927, he was nominated. He was confirmed by the Senate onJanuary 4, 1928, and received commission that same day. He resigned onJune 24, 1935. Letts was succeeded in this position byJohn Christopher Mahoney.^[1]

See also

• United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island

External links

• Biography from theFederal Judicial Center.

Footnotes

v • e Federal judges nominated byCalvin Coolidge
1923	Cochran
1924	Boynton •Davis •Dawkins, Sr. •Graham •Hand •Jones •Kennamer •Kerrigan •Martin •McCormick •Moorman •Pray •Young
1925	A. Anderson •H. Anderson •Baltzell •Beattie •Booth •Burns •Clark •Dawson •Foster •Henning •Hough •Johnson •McCamant •Meekins •Molyneaux •Moorman •Moscowitz •Otis •Parker •Raymond •Sanborn •Slick •St. Sure •Stone •Thacher • Van Valkenburgh
1926	Cavanah •Dietrich •Moss •Swan •Tilson
1927	Adler •Bryant •F. Coleman •W. Coleman •Hand •Hayes •Kirkpatrick •Letts •McNary •Moinet •Northcott •Tilson •Wham
1928	Borah •Burrows •Cline •Cotteral •Deaver •Dewey •Gordon •Green •Hahn •Hickenlooper •Hicks •Louderback •Martineau •McCarthy •McDermott •McVicar •Norcross •Sinnott •Taylor •Tilson •Vaught •West
1929	Akerman •Chase •Cox •Fake •Garrett •Nevin •Ritter •Woodward

v • e Federal judges who have served theUnited States District Court for the District of Rhode Island
Active judges	Chief Judge: John J. McConnell, Jr.  •  Mary McElroy  •  Melissa DuBose
Senior judges	Mary Lisi  •  Ronald Lagueux  •  William E. Smith (Rhode Island)  •
Magistrate judges	Patricia Sullivan (Rhode Island)  •
Former Article III judges	Ernest Torres  •  Bruce Marshall Selya  •  Benjamin Bourne  •  Henry Marchant  •  David Leonard Barnes  •  David Howell (Rhode Island)  •  John Pitman  •  Jonathan Russell Bullock  •  John Power Knowles  •  LeBaron Bradford Colt  •  George Moulton Carpenter  •  Arthur Lewis Brown  •  Ira Lloyd Letts  •  John Christopher Mahoney  •  Francis Boyle  •  Edward Day  •  John Patrick Hartigan  •  Edward Leahy  •  Raymond Pettine  •
Former Chief judges	Ronald Lagueux  •  Ernest Torres  •  Francis Boyle  •  Edward Day  •  Raymond Pettine  •