Jeremiah Neterer

Jeremiah Neterer
Neterer in 1935
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
In office May 31, 1933 – February 2, 1943
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
In office March 4, 1913 – May 31, 1933
Appointed by	Woodrow Wilson
Preceded by	Clinton Woodbury Howard
Succeeded by	John Clyde Bowen
Personal details
Born	Jeremiah Neterer (1862-01-24)January 24, 1862 Goshen, Indiana
Died	February 2, 1943(1943-02-02) (aged 81)
Education	Valparaiso University School of Law (LL.B.)

Jeremiah Neterer (January 24, 1862 – February 2, 1943) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Born in Goshen, Indiana, Neterer received a Bachelor of Laws from Valparaiso University School of Law in 1885. He was in private practice in Bellingham, Washington from 1890 to 1913, serving as the city attorney of Bellingham in 1893. He became a Judge of the Superior Court Whatcom County, Washington in 1901.^[1]

Neterer received a recess appointment from President Woodrow Wilson on March 4, 1913, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington vacated by Judge Clinton Woodbury Howard. He was nominated to the same position by President Wilson on July 2, 1913. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 21, 1913, and received his commission the same day. He assumed senior status on May 31, 1933. His service terminated on February 2, 1943, due to his death.^[1]

• Jeremiah Neterer at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.