George Stewart Brown Explained

George Stewart Brown
Office:Presiding Judge of the United States Customs Court
Term Start:1939
Term End:1940
Predecessor:Charles P. McClelland
Successor:Webster Oliver
Office2:Judge of the United States Customs Court
Term Start2:May 28, 1926
Term End2:August 31, 1941
Appointer2:operation of law
Predecessor2:Seat established by 44 Stat. 669
Successor2:William Purington Cole Jr.
Office3:Member of the Board of General Appraisers
Term Start3:November 14, 1913
Term End3:May 28, 1926
Appointer3:Woodrow Wilson
Predecessor3:Roy Chamberlain
Successor3:Seat abolished
Birth Name:George Stewart Brown
Birth Date:16 August 1871
Birth Place:Baltimore, Maryland
Death Place:Baltimore, Maryland
Education:
University of Maryland School of Law (LL.B.)

George Stewart Brown (August 16, 1871 – November 11, 1941) was a judge of the United States Customs Court and a member of the Board of General Appraisers.

Education and career

Born on August 16, 1871, in Baltimore, Maryland, Brown received an Artium Baccalaureus degree in 1893 from Johns Hopkins University. He received a Bachelor of Laws in 1895 from the University of Maryland School of Law. He worked in private practice in Baltimore from 1895 to 1913. He served as a member of the Baltimore City Council from 1899 to 1907.

Federal Judicial Service

Brown was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson on October 16, 1913, to a seat on the Board of General Appraisers vacated by Roy Chamberlain. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 13, 1913, and received his commission on November 14, 1913. Brown was reassigned by operation of law to the United States Customs Court on May 28, 1926, to a new Associate Justice seat (Judge seat from June 17, 1930) authorized by 44 Stat. 669. He served as Presiding Judge from 1939 to 1940. His service terminated on August 31, 1941, due to his retirement. He was succeeded by Judge William Purington Cole Jr.

Death

Brown died on November 11, 1941, in Baltimore.