Halmor Hull Emmons

Halmor Hull Emmons (November 22, 1814 – May 14, 1877) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit.

Halmor Hull Emmons
Judge of the United States Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit
In office January 17, 1870 – May 14, 1877
Appointed by	Ulysses S. Grant
Preceded by	Seat established by 16 Stat. 44
Succeeded by	John Baxter
Personal details
Born	Halmor Hull Emmons (1814-11-22)November 22, 1814 Keeseville, New York
Died	May 14, 1877(1877-05-14) (aged 62) Detroit, Michigan
Education	read law
Signature

Education and career

Born in Keeseville, New York, Emmons read law to enter the bar. He was in private practice in Keeseville and Essex, New York in 1837, in Cleveland, Ohio from 1837 to 1838, and then in Detroit, Michigan until 1870.^[1]

Federal judicial service

Judicial portrait of Emmons, 1876, by L. T. Ives.

Emmons was nominated by President Ulysses S. Grant on January 10, 1870, to the United States Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit, to a new seat authorized by 16 Stat. 44. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 17, 1870, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on May 14, 1877, due to his death in Detroit.^[1]