David Jackson Davis (October 15, 1878 – December 7, 1938) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.

David Jackson Davis
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
In office
December 10, 1935 – December 7, 1938
Appointed byFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byWilliam Irwin Grubb
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Personal details
Born
David Jackson Davis

(1878-10-15)October 15, 1878
Wedowee, Alabama
DiedDecember 7, 1938(1938-12-07) (aged 60)
EducationYale Law School (LL.B.)

Education and career

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Born in Wedowee, Alabama, Davis received a Bachelor of Laws from Yale Law School in 1906. He was in private practice in Birmingham, Alabama from 1906 to 1935.[1]

Federal judicial service

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On December 10, 1935, Davis received a recess appointment from President Franklin D. Roosevelt to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama vacated by Judge William Irwin Grubb. Formally nominated to the same seat by President Roosevelt on January 6, 1936, Davis was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 22, 1936, and received his commission on January 28, 1936. Davis served in that capacity until his death on December 7, 1938.[1]

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Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
1935–1938
Succeeded by
Seat abolished