Charles B. Witmer

Charles B. Witmer (April 18, 1862 – April 7, 1925) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.

Charles B. Witmer
Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
In office
March 2, 1911 – April 7, 1925
Appointed byWilliam Howard Taft
Preceded byRobert Wodrow Archbald
Succeeded byAlbert Williams Johnson
Personal details
Born
Charles B. Witmer

(1862-04-18)April 18, 1862
Northumberland County,
Pennsylvania
DiedApril 7, 1925(1925-04-07) (aged 62)
EducationCentral Penn College (A.B.)
read law

Education and career

Born in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, Witmer received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Central Pennsylvania Business School (now Central Penn College) in 1883 and read law to enter the bar in 1887. He was county solicitor for Northumberland County from 1888 to 1891 and from 1894 to 1900. He was an Assistant Attorney General for the Spanish Treaty Claims Commission from 1902 to 1904. He then served as chief counsel for the Pennsylvania Dairy Food Commission from 1904 to 1905, and as a special counsel to the Pennsylvania Auditor General's Department from 1905 to 1906. He was the United States Marshal for the Middle District of Pennsylvania from 1906 to 1907. He was the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania from 1907 to 1911.[1]

Federal judicial service

On February 20, 1911, Witmer was nominated by President William Howard Taft to a seat on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania vacated by Judge Robert Wodrow Archbald. Witmer was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 2, 1911, and received his commission the same day. Witmer served in that capacity until his death on April 7, 1925.[1]

References
  1. Charles B. Witmer at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Sources
Legal offices
Preceded by
Robert Wodrow Archbald		 Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
1911–1925		 Succeeded by
Albert Williams Johnson
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