| Bert Emory Haney | |
| Office: | Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
| Term Start: | August 24, 1935 |
| Term End: | September 18, 1943 |
| Appointer: | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Predecessor: | Seat established by 49 Stat. 508 |
| Successor: | Homer Bone |
| Birth Name: | Bert Emory Haney |
| Birth Date: | 10 April 1879 |
| Birth Place: | Lafayette, Oregon |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Education: | University of Oregon School of Law (LLB) |
Bert Emory Haney (April 10, 1879 – September 18, 1943) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Haney was born on April 10, 1879, in Lafayette, Yamhill County, Oregon.[1] The son of John Haney and Mary Haney (née Harris), he attended the local public schools in Lafayette.[1] After completing his secondary education, Haney attended Willamette University in Salem, Oregon.[1] He then graduated from the University of Oregon School of Law in 1903 with a Bachelor of Laws.[2] At the time the school was still located in Portland, Oregon.[1] Haney married Jessie A. Holmes on November 21, 1906.[1]
On May 28, 1903, Haney passed the bar and was admitted to practice law by the Oregon Supreme Court.[1] He began working for William D. Fenton in June, remaining with him for one year.[1] On July 1, 1904, Haney was selected to serve as a deputy district attorney for Oregon's fourth judicial district, keeping the position until July 1, 1908.[1] A Democrat, he then started a legal partnership with George W. Joseph on that day and remained in private practice until 1918.[1] [2]
During this time, he served as the Chairman of the Oregon Democratic State Committee from 1910 to 1915.[2] Previously he had been secretary of the party's county and city committees from 1904 to 1907.[1] In 1918, Haney left private practice to become the United States Attorney for the District of Oregon.[2] Two years later he returned to private practice in Portland, and from 1922 to 1923 he also was the Chairman of the state's parole board.[2] In 1923, he left his legal practice and became a member of the United States Shipping Board, serving until 1926.[2]
In 1926, Haney ran as the Democratic Party nominee for the United States Senate against Frederick Steiwer and Robert N. Stanfield.[3] [4] After losing to Steiwer, Haney returned to Portland and again resumed private legal practice, practicing until 1935.[2]
Haney was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on August 21, 1935, to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, to a new seat authorized by 49 Stat. 508.[2] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 23, 1935, and received his commission on August 24, 1935.[2] His service terminated on September 18, 1943, due to his death.[2]