Job Barnard

Job Barnard (June 8, 1844 – February 28, 1923) was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia.

Job Barnard
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
In office October 1, 1899 – June 8, 1914
Appointed by	William McKinley
Preceded by	Walter Smith Cox
Succeeded by	Walter I. McCoy
Personal details
Born	Job Barnard (1844-06-08)June 8, 1844 Porter County, Indiana, US
Died	February 28, 1923(1923-02-28) (aged 78) Washington, D.C., US
Education	University of Michigan Law School (LL.B.)

Education and career

Born in Porter County, Indiana, Barnard served in the United States Army during the American Civil War from 1861 to 1865, where he was a First Sergeant in Company K, 73rd Indiana Infantry Regiment. He then received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Michigan Law School in 1867. He was in private practice in Crown Point, Indiana from 1867 to 1873. He was an assistant clerk for the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia from 1873 to 1876, returning to private practice in Washington, D.C. from 1876 to 1899, and teaching as a professor at Georgetown Law.^[1]

Federal judicial service

Barnard received a recess appointment from President William McKinley on October 1, 1899, to an Associate Justice seat on the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia (now the United States District Court for the District of Columbia) vacated by Associate Justice Walter Smith Cox. He was nominated to the same position by President McKinley on December 11, 1899. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 19, 1899, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on June 8, 1914, due to his retirement.^[1]

Death

Barnard died on February 28, 1923, in Washington, D.C.^[1] He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

Honor

Barnard Elementary School in Washington, D.C. is named in Barnard's honor.^{[citation needed]}