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. | |
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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 |
Member of the California State Assembly from the 68th district | |
In office January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | |
Preceded by | district created |
Succeeded by | John H. Matthews |
Personal details | |
Born | Maurice Timothy Dooling October 12, 1860 Moores Flat, California |
Died | November 4, 1924 San Francisco, California | (aged 64)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Ida M. K. Wagner |
Children | Maurice T. Dooling Jr. |
Education | Saint Mary's College of California (A.B., A.M.) Santa Clara College (Ph.D.) read law |
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]
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]
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]
Dooling's son, Maurice T. Dooling Jr., was appointed to the Supreme Court of California in 1960.[8]
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