page_title: Matthew Hall McAllister
section_title: Federal judicial service
hierarchical_section_title: Matthew Hall McAllister / Federal judicial service
caption_attribution_description: English: Hall McAllister by Robert Ingersoll Aitken (1878–1949) - San Francisco, California, USA. Dedicated in 1904. Smithsonian control number IAS 76004807. SIRIS entry: [1]. Inscriptions: (Sculpture:) R. I. AITKEN SC 1904/GLOBE BRASS AND BELL F'DRY/S.F. CAL.(Sculpture, left page of book:) LEX (Base, front:) HALL MCALLISTER/LEADER OF THE CALIFORNIA BAR/LEARNED ABLE ELOQUENT/FEARLESS ADVOCATE/A COURTEOUS FOE. This artwork is in the public domain because it was first published in the United States before 1923.
context_page_description: Matthew Hall McAllister was a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Circuit Court for the Districts of California.
context_section_description: McAllister was nominated by President Franklin Pierce on March 2, 1855, to the United States Circuit Court for the Districts of California, to a new seat authorized by 10 Stat. 631. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 3, 1855, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on January 12, 1863, due to his resignation. The United States Circuit Court for the Districts of California was abolished on March 3, 1863, by 12 Stat. 794, thus McAllister was the only Judge to ever serve on the court.
caption: Statue of McAllister in San Francisco
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