Maurice Timothy Dooling

Maurice Timothy Dooling Sr. (October 12, 1860 – November 4, 1924) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.

Maurice Timothy Dooling Sr.
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
In office July 28, 1913 – November 4, 1924
Appointed by	Woodrow Wilson
Preceded by	John J. De Haven
Succeeded by	Adolphus Frederic St. Sure
Personal details
Born	Maurice Timothy Dooling October 12, 1860 Moores Flat, California
Died	November 4, 1924 (aged 64) San Francisco, California
Political party	Democratic
Children	Maurice T. Dooling Jr.
Education	Saint Mary's College of California (A.B., A.M.) Santa Clara College (Ph.D.) read law

Education and career

Dooling was born in a mining camp near Moores Flat, California, to Elizabeth Mary and Timothy Dooling, Irish immigrants who were pioneers in the territory.[1][2] Maurice received an Artium Baccalaureus degree in 1880 and an Artium Magister degree in 1881 from Saint Mary's College of California (in San Francisco at that time).[3] He was a teacher at St. Mary's College from 1881 to 1883, and read law to enter the bar in 1885.[3] He then served as a Democratic Party member of the California State Assembly from the San Benito County district from 1885 to 1887,[4] and as a Judge of the Superior Court of San Benito County from 1897 to 1913.[5] He received a Doctor of Philosophy from Santa Clara College (now Santa Clara University) in 1903.[3]

Unsuccessful judicial race

In 1906, Dooling ran for election to the position of Associate Justice of the California Court of Appeal for the First District on the Democratic ticket but lost by a slim margin to Republicans Frank H. Kerrigan and S. P. Hall.[6]

Federal judicial service

On July 18, 1913, Dooling was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California vacated by Judge John J. De Haven.[3] Dooling was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 28, 1913, and received his commission the same day.[3] Dooling served in that capacity until his death in San Francisco on November 4, 1924, from a relapse caused by overexertion, after suffering influenza the previous January.[1][7]

Family

Dooling's son, Maurice T. Dooling Jr., was appointed to the Supreme Court of California in 1960.[8]

References

1. "Judge Dooling is Ill in Hospital". San Bernardino Sun (55 (65)). California Digital Newspaper Collection. 4 November 1924. p. 1. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
2. "Deaths: Mrs. Mary Dooling". Los Angeles Herald (276). California Digital Newspaper Collection. 5 July 1902. p. 13. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
3. Maurice Timothy Dooling at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
4. "Members of the Legislature". Los Angeles Herald (25 (120)). California Digital Newspaper Collection. 22 July 1886. p. 2. Retrieved July 29, 2017. Maurice T. Dooling, San Benito, D.
5. "Judge from Ventura Presides". Los Angeles Herald (75). California Digital Newspaper Collection. 10 February 1911. p. 6. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
6. Johnson, J. Edward (1966). History of Supreme Court, Vol 2, Justices, 1900-1950 (PDF). San Francisco, CA: Bancroft-Whitney Co. p. 75. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 25, 2017. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
7. "California News Briefs". Livermore Journal (6 (9)). California Digital Newspaper Collection. 14 November 1924. p. 2. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
8. Marjorie Pierce, East of the Gabilans: The Ranches, the Towns, the People—Yesterday and Today (1981), p. 91.

Sources

• Maurice Timothy Dooling at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
• Fritz, Christian G.; Griffith, Michael; Hunter, Janet (1985). A Judicial Odyssey: Federal Court in Santa Clara, San Benito, Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties. San Jose, CA: Advisory Committee, San Jose Federal Court. pp. 63–70. ISBN 0961369000. Article by Dettweiler, Alma Dooling. "Maurice T. Dooling, 1860-1924".

External links

• Works by or about Maurice Timothy Dooling at Internet Archive