William Hitz

Personal

Birthday: 
4/21/1872
Birthplace: 
Washington, DC
Date of Death: 
7/3/1935
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1900-1914
Special attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, 1914-1916

Education

Name of School: 
Harvard College
Name of School - Second: 

Georgetown University Law Center

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Degree - Second: 
LL.B.
Degree Year - Second: 
1900

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia [Supreme Court of the District of Columbia]
Court Name: 

District of Columbia District Court

President Nominating: 
Woodrow Wilson
Party Affiliation of President: 
Democratic
Commission Date: 
1/2/1917
Termination Date: 
2/13/1931
Termination Reason: 
Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Court Name - Second: 
U. S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Court Name - Second: 

District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals

Commission Date - Second: 
2/6/1931
Termination Date - Second: 
7/3/1935
Termination Reason - Second: 
Death