In 1867, his family moved to Davidson County, where his father had been appointed to a criminal court judgeship.

He declined a superior court judgeship in 1869, and the same year became Assistant United States Secretary of the Treasury.

It was not until 1978 that he won his appeals court judgeship.

In fact, a few of the state's judges have given up their state positions and increased their earnings by taking several part-time municipal court judgeships.

McEwan is thus far the only Supreme Court justice in Wyoming history to move to a lower court judgeship.

She was the first woman in India, and probably the second in the world to reach a high court judgeship (1959).

He was reelected in 1961 to a four-year term, which he did not complete because of his appointment to a municipal court judgeship.

After a brief stint on the Court of Appeals, he was appointed to a special superior court judgeship.

Mr. Clinton has nominated 89 people to Federal district and appellate court judgeships, more than half of whom have now been confirmed.

In 1929, he was elected to a common please court judgeship, in which he served from 1930-1937.