Halmor Hull Emmons (November 22, 1814 – May 14, 1877) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit.

Halmor Hull Emmons
Judge of the United States Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit
In office
January 17, 1870 – May 14, 1877
Appointed byUlysses S. Grant
Preceded bySeat established by 16 Stat. 44
Succeeded byJohn Baxter
Personal details
Born
Halmor Hull Emmons

(1814-11-22)November 22, 1814
Keeseville, New York
DiedMay 14, 1877(1877-05-14) (aged 62)
Detroit, Michigan
Educationread law
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Education and career

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Born in Keeseville, New York, Emmons read law to enter the bar. He was in private practice in Keeseville and Essex, New York in 1837, in Cleveland, Ohio from 1837 to 1838, and then in Detroit, Michigan until 1870.[1]

Federal judicial service

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Judicial portrait of Emmons, 1876, by L. T. Ives.

Emmons was nominated by President Ulysses S. Grant on January 10, 1870, to the United States Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit, to a new seat authorized by 16 Stat. 44. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 17, 1870, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on May 14, 1877, due to his death in Detroit.[1]

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Legal offices
Preceded by
Seat established by 16 Stat. 44
Judge of the United States Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit
1870–1877
Succeeded by