Duncan Lawrence Groner

Background

Groner, Duncan Lawrence was born on September 6, 1873 in at Norfolk, Virginia, United States. Son of General Virginius D. and Katharine (Campbell) Groner.

Education

Mother daughter late John A. Campbell, justice Superior Court of the United States. Student Washington and Lee University, 1888-1892, Doctor of Laws, 1933. Student University of Virginia, 1893-1894.

Doctor of Laws, National University, Washington, District of Columbia, 1932.

Career

He was in private practice in Norfolk, Virginia from 1894 to 1910, and from 1913 to 1921, serving as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia from 1910 to 1913. He also served as a Delegate to every Republican National Convention from 1904 to 1920. On May 26, 1921, Groner was nominated by President Warren G. Harding to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia vacated by Edmund Waddill, Junior.

Groner was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 2, 1921, and received his commission the same day.

Groner served in that capacity until March 3, 1931, due to appointment to another judicial position. On January 5, 1931, President Herbert Hoover nominated Groner for elevation to a new seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit created by 46 Statistics

785. Groner was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 10, 1931, and received his commission on February 21, 1931.

On November 26, 1937, President Franklin Doctorate. Roosevelt nominated Groner for elevation to the position of Chief Justice of the District of Columbia Circuit, the position having been vacated by George Ewing Martin. Groner was again confirmed by the United States Senate on December 3, 1937, and received his commission on December 7, 1937.

He assumed senior status on March 8, 1948, serving in that capacity until his death.

Achievements

• Duncan Lawrence Groner has been listed as a reputable judge by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of the board Washington National Monument Society, Woodrow Wilson Birthplace Foundn. Member Phi Delta Theta, Phi Beta Kappa.

Connections

Married Anne Vaughan, April. Married second, Marian Edwards Shouse, July 28, 1934. Children: John Vaughan, Duncan Lawrence, Duncan Goldthwaite.

Father:

General Virginius D. Groner

Mother:

Katharine (Campbell) Groner

Spouse:

Marian Edwards Shouse

Spouse:

Anne Vaughan

child:

Duncan Goldthwaite Groner

child:

Duncan Lawrence Groner

child:

John Vaughan Groner