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Jeremiah Neterer

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Jeremiah Neterer
Photograph of a siting Caucasian male from the waist up wearing glasses and a three-piece suit. He has a mustache and short beard.
Neterer in 1935
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
In office
May 31, 1933 – February 2, 1943
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
In office
March 4, 1913 – May 31, 1933
Appointed byWoodrow Wilson
Preceded byClinton Woodbury Howard
Succeeded byJohn Clyde Bowen
Personal details
Born
Jeremiah Neterer

(1862-01-24)January 24, 1862
Goshen, Indiana
DiedFebruary 2, 1943(1943-02-02) (aged 81)
EducationValparaiso University School of Law (LL.B.)

Jeremiah Neterer (January 24, 1862 – February 2, 1943) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Education and career

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Born in Goshen, Indiana, Neterer received a Bachelor of Laws from Valparaiso University School of Law in 1885. He was in private practice in Bellingham, Washington from 1890 to 1913, serving as the city attorney of Bellingham in 1893. He became a Judge of the Superior Court Whatcom County, Washington in 1901.[1]

Federal judicial service

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Neterer received a recess appointment from President Woodrow Wilson on March 4, 1913, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington vacated by Judge Clinton Woodbury Howard. He was nominated to the same position by President Wilson on July 2, 1913. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 21, 1913, and received his commission the same day. He assumed senior status on May 31, 1933. His service terminated on February 2, 1943, due to his death.[1]

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Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
1913–1933
Succeeded by