Henry Galbraith Ward | |
Office: | Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit |
Term Start: | June 30, 1921 |
Term End: | October 31, 1924 |
Office1: | Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit |
Term Start1: | May 18, 1907 |
Term End1: | June 30, 1921 |
Appointer1: | Theodore Roosevelt |
Predecessor1: | William James Wallace |
Successor1: | Julius Marshuetz Mayer |
Office2: | Judge of the United States Circuit Courts for the Second Circuit |
Term Start2: | May 18, 1907 |
Term End2: | December 31, 1911 |
Appointer2: | Theodore Roosevelt |
Predecessor2: | William James Wallace |
Successor2: | Seat abolished |
Birth Name: | Henry Galbraith Ward |
Birth Date: | 19 April 1851 |
Birth Place: | New York City, US |
Death Place: | Shelter Island, New York, US |
Education: | University of Pennsylvania (BA, MA) |
Henry Galbraith Ward (April 19, 1851 – August 24, 1933) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and of the United States Circuit Courts for the Second Circuit.
Born on April 19, 1851, in New York City, New York, Ward received a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Master of Arts degree in 1870 from the University of Pennsylvania and read law in 1873. He entered private practice in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from 1882 to 1884. He continued private practice in New York City starting in 1884.
Ward received a recess appointment from President Theodore Roosevelt on May 18, 1907, to a joint seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and the United States Circuit Courts for the Second Circuit vacated by Judge William James Wallace. He was nominated to the same position by President Roosevelt on December 3, 1907. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 17, 1907, and received his commission the same day. On December 31, 1911, the Circuit Courts were abolished and he thereafter served only on the Court of Appeals. He assumed senior status on June 30, 1921. His service terminated on October 31, 1924, due to his retirement.
Ward died on August 24, 1933, in Shelter Island, New York, New York.