Bland Ballard | |
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Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kentucky | |
In office October 16, 1861 – July 29, 1879 | |
Appointed by | Abraham Lincoln |
Preceded by | Thomas Bell Monroe |
Succeeded by | William Hercules Hays |
Personal details | |
Born | Bland Ballard September 4, 1819 Shelby County, Kentucky |
Died | July 29, 1879 Louisville, Kentucky | (aged 59)
Resting place |
Cave Hill Cemetery Louisville, Kentucky |
Relatives | Bland Ballard |
Education |
Transylvania University read law |
Bland Ballard (September 4, 1819 – July 29, 1879) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kentucky.
Born on September 4, 1819, in Shelby County, Kentucky, [1] Ballard received his basic education at Shelby College in Shelbyville, Kentucky, and Hanover College in Hanover, Indiana. [2] Ballard read law [1] in the office of Judge James Turner Morehead to enter the Kentucky Bar in 1840, [2] and later graduated from the law department of Transylvania University in 1846. [1] He entered private practice in Shelbyville in 1840. [1] He continued private practice in Louisville, Kentucky from 1840 to 1861, [1] in partnership with Henry Pirtle, who later served as Chancellor of the Louisville Chancery Court. [2] Ballard served as a city councilman of Louisville. [1] Ballard was connected with the business interests of Louisville and took an active interest in the city and its institutions. [2]
Ballard received a recess appointment from President Abraham Lincoln on October 16, 1861, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Kentucky vacated by Judge Thomas Bell Monroe, [1] who had resigned to take a seat in the Congress of the Confederate States. [2] He was nominated to the same position by President Lincoln on December 9, 1861. [1] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 22, 1862, and received his commission the same day. [1] His service terminated on July 29, 1879, due to his death in Louisville. [1] He was buried in Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville. [3]
Ballard quickly reorganized the court and insured that the federal court system in Kentucky would continue without disruption. [2] "His district was responsible for more indictments for treason and conspiracy than perhaps any other" and he was "regarded as fair-minded and guided by the law, not prejudice. [2] He was opposed to slavery and strongly supported the Union". [4] The years immediately following the Civil War saw a great increase in cases filed in the district court from questions growing out of the war, especially the internal revenue law and bankruptcy law. [2]
Ballard oversaw the trial and conviction of two White men who slaughtered and mutilated a family of African Americans before it was appealed to the United States Supreme Court in Bylew v. United States. [5]
In addition to his duties as district judge, Ballard served as president of the Kentucky National Bank and the Cave Hill Cemetery Company and was active in various civic organizations. [4]
Ballard was the son of James and Susannah (Cox) Ballard and nephew of the Kentucky pioneer Bland Ballard. [2] On December 16, 1846, Ballard married Miss Sarah McDowell. [2] They had five children. [2]
The trial was held in U.S. Court for the District of Kentucky before Judge Bland Ballard.
Bland Ballard | |
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Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kentucky | |
In office October 16, 1861 – July 29, 1879 | |
Appointed by | Abraham Lincoln |
Preceded by | Thomas Bell Monroe |
Succeeded by | William Hercules Hays |
Personal details | |
Born | Bland Ballard September 4, 1819 Shelby County, Kentucky |
Died | July 29, 1879 Louisville, Kentucky | (aged 59)
Resting place |
Cave Hill Cemetery Louisville, Kentucky |
Relatives | Bland Ballard |
Education |
Transylvania University read law |
Bland Ballard (September 4, 1819 – July 29, 1879) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kentucky.
Born on September 4, 1819, in Shelby County, Kentucky, [1] Ballard received his basic education at Shelby College in Shelbyville, Kentucky, and Hanover College in Hanover, Indiana. [2] Ballard read law [1] in the office of Judge James Turner Morehead to enter the Kentucky Bar in 1840, [2] and later graduated from the law department of Transylvania University in 1846. [1] He entered private practice in Shelbyville in 1840. [1] He continued private practice in Louisville, Kentucky from 1840 to 1861, [1] in partnership with Henry Pirtle, who later served as Chancellor of the Louisville Chancery Court. [2] Ballard served as a city councilman of Louisville. [1] Ballard was connected with the business interests of Louisville and took an active interest in the city and its institutions. [2]
Ballard received a recess appointment from President Abraham Lincoln on October 16, 1861, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Kentucky vacated by Judge Thomas Bell Monroe, [1] who had resigned to take a seat in the Congress of the Confederate States. [2] He was nominated to the same position by President Lincoln on December 9, 1861. [1] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 22, 1862, and received his commission the same day. [1] His service terminated on July 29, 1879, due to his death in Louisville. [1] He was buried in Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville. [3]
Ballard quickly reorganized the court and insured that the federal court system in Kentucky would continue without disruption. [2] "His district was responsible for more indictments for treason and conspiracy than perhaps any other" and he was "regarded as fair-minded and guided by the law, not prejudice. [2] He was opposed to slavery and strongly supported the Union". [4] The years immediately following the Civil War saw a great increase in cases filed in the district court from questions growing out of the war, especially the internal revenue law and bankruptcy law. [2]
Ballard oversaw the trial and conviction of two White men who slaughtered and mutilated a family of African Americans before it was appealed to the United States Supreme Court in Bylew v. United States. [5]
In addition to his duties as district judge, Ballard served as president of the Kentucky National Bank and the Cave Hill Cemetery Company and was active in various civic organizations. [4]
Ballard was the son of James and Susannah (Cox) Ballard and nephew of the Kentucky pioneer Bland Ballard. [2] On December 16, 1846, Ballard married Miss Sarah McDowell. [2] They had five children. [2]
The trial was held in U.S. Court for the District of Kentucky before Judge Bland Ballard.