Ogden Hoffman, Jr.

Judge Ogden Hoffman, Jr. San Francisco Call, December 19, 1893.

Ogden Hoffman, Jr. (October 16, 1822 - August 9, 1891) was a United States federal judge.

Early life

He was born in New York City, son of Ogden Hoffman (1794–1856) and Emily Burrall, and the grandson of Josiah Ogden Hoffman (1766–1837), the New York Attorney General from 1795 to 1802.

He received an A.B. from Columbia University in 1840 and an LL.B. from Harvard Law School in 1842. He was in private practice in New York City intermittently between 1842 and 1850, and in San Francisco, California from 1850 to 1851.

Career

On February 1, 1851, Hoffman was nominated by President Millard Fillmore to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California created by 9 Stat. 521, following California's admission as a state. Hoffman was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 27, 1851, and received his commission the same day. From August 31, 1852 to January 18, 1854, Hoffman was reassigned to also serve on the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.

On July 23, 1866, the districts were abolished, and Hoffman was again reassigned, this time to serve on the newly consolidated United States District Court for the District of California. The district was finally subdivided again on August 5, 1886, and Hoffman was returned to his original seat on the Northern District of California. He served in that capacity until his death on August 9, 1891, over forty years after his initial appointment to that court. His successor, appointed by President Harrison, was former Congressman William W. Morrow.

Personal life

He died in San Francisco, California, and was buried at Mount Tamalpais Cemetery in San Rafael

Sources

• Ogden Hoffman, Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

• Ogden Hoffman, Jr. at Find a Grave