Marion De Vries

Marion De Vries (August 15, 1865 – September 11, 1939) was a United States representative from California, a Member and President of the Board of General Appraisers and an Associate Judge and later Presiding Judge of the United States Court of Customs Appeals.

Marion De Vries
Presiding Judge of the United States Court of Customs Appeals
In office June 28, 1921 – October 31, 1922
Appointed by	Warren G. Harding
Preceded by	Robert Morris Montgomery
Succeeded by	George Ewing Martin
Associate Judge of the United States Court of Customs Appeals
In office March 30, 1910 – June 28, 1921
Appointed by	William Howard Taft
Preceded by	Seat established by 36 Stat. 11
Succeeded by	Oscar E. Bland
President of the Board of General Appraisers
In office 1906–1910
Preceded by	Israel F. Fischer
Succeeded by	Henderson M. Somerville
Member of the Board of General Appraisers
In office June 9, 1900 – April 2, 1910
Appointed by	William McKinley
Preceded by	Joseph Biddle Wilkinson Jr.
Succeeded by	Samuel B. Cooper
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 2nd district
In office March 4, 1897 – August 20, 1900
Preceded by	Grove L. Johnson
Succeeded by	Samuel D. Woods
Personal details
Born	Marion De Vries (1865-08-15)August 15, 1865 Woodbridge, California
Died	September 11, 1939(1939-09-11) (aged 74) Woodbridge, California
Resting place	De Vries Ranch family plot
Political party	Democratic
Education	San Joaquin Valley College (Ph.B.) University of Michigan Law School (LL.B.)

Education and career

Born on August 15, 1865, on a ranch near Woodbridge, San Joaquin County, California, De Vries attended the public schools. He received a Bachelor of Philosophy degree in 1886 from San Joaquin Valley College and a Bachelor of Laws in 1888 from University of Michigan Law School. He was admitted to the bar and entered private practice in Stockton, California from 1889 to 1900. He was an assistant district attorney for San Joaquin County from January 1893 to February 1897.

Congressional service

De Vries was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives of the 55th and 56th United States Congresses and served from March 4, 1897, to August 20, 1900, when he resigned to accept a federal judgeship.

Federal judicial service

De Vries received a recess appointment from President William McKinley on June 9, 1900, to a seat vacated by Joseph Biddle Wilkinson Jr. He was nominated to the same position by President McKinley on December 5, 1900. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 10, 1900. He served as President from 1906 to 1910. His service terminated on April 2, 1910, due to his elevation to the United States Court of Customs Appeals.

De Vries was nominated by President William Howard Taft on March 9, 1910, to the United States Court of Customs Appeals (later the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals), to a new Associate Judge seat authorized by 36 Stat. 11. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 30, 1910, and received his commission on March 30, 1910. His service terminated on June 28, 1921, due to his elevation to Presiding Judge of the same court.

De Vries was nominated by President Warren G. Harding on June 23, 1921, to the Presiding Judge seat on the United States Court of Customs Appeals vacated by Presiding Judge Robert Morris Montgomery. He was confirmed by the Senate on June 28, 1921, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on October 31, 1922, due to his resignation.

Later career and death

After his resignation from the federal bench, De Vries returned to private practice in Washington, D.C., and New York City, New York, from 1922 to 1939. He died on September 11, 1939, on his ranch near Woodbridge. He was interred in the family plot on the De Vries Ranch.

Sources

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

• "Marion De Vries". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Marion De Vries at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.