Peyton Gordon

Peyton Gordon
Senior Judge of the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia
In office February 4, 1941 – September 17, 1946
Associate Justice of the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia
In office March 29, 1928 – February 4, 1941
Appointed by	Calvin Coolidge
Preceded by	Adolph A. Hoehling Jr.
Succeeded by	Matthew Francis McGuire
United States Attorney for the District of Columbia
In office 1921–1928
President	Warren G. Harding Calvin Coolidge
Preceded by	John E. Laskey
Succeeded by	Leo A. Rover
Personal details
Born	Peyton Gordon (1870-04-30)April 30, 1870 Washington, D.C., U.S.
Died	September 17, 1946(1946-09-17) (aged 76) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Education	George Washington University Law School (LL.B., LL.M.)

Peyton Gordon (April 30, 1870 – September 17, 1946) was an Associate Justice of the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia.

Education and career

Born in Washington, D.C., Gordon received a Bachelor of Laws from Columbian University School of Law (now George Washington University Law School) in 1890 and a Master of Laws from the same institution in 1891. He was an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia from 1891 to 1904. He was the Pardon Attorney from 1904 to 1907. He was a special assistant to the United States Attorney General from 1907 to 1913. He was in private practice in Washington, D.C. from 1914 to 1917. He was in the United States Army JAG Corps from 1917 to 1918, and then returned to private practice in Washington, D.C. until 1921. He served as the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia from 1921 to 1928.

Federal judicial service

Gordon was nominated by President Calvin Coolidge on February 27, 1928, to an Associate Justice seat on the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia (District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia from June 25, 1936, now the United States District Court for the District of Columbia) vacated by Associate Justice Adolph A. Hoehling Jr. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 29, 1928, and received his commission the same day. He assumed senior status on February 4, 1941. His service terminated on September 17, 1946, due to his death in Washington, D.C.

Sources

• Peyton Gordon at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.