Duncan Lawrence Groner

Duncan Lawrence Groner
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
In office December 7, 1937 – March 8, 1948
Appointed by	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	George E. Martin
Succeeded by	Harold M. Stephens
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
In office June 2, 1921 – March 3, 1931
Appointed by	Warren G. Harding
Preceded by	Edmund Waddill, Jr.
Succeeded by	Luther B. Way
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia
In office May 5, 1921 – June 2, 1921
Appointed by	Warren G. Harding
Preceded by	Julien Gunn
Succeeded by	Paul W. Kear
In office 1920 – November 4, 1920
Appointed by	Woodrow Wilson
Preceded by	Hiram M. Smith
Succeeded by	Julien Gunn
In office 1912–1914
Appointed by	William Howard Taft
Preceded by	Lunsford L. Lewis
Succeeded by	Richard H. Mann
Personal details
Born	Duncan Lawrence Groner (1873-09-06)September 6, 1873 Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
Died	July 17, 1957(1957-07-17) (aged 83) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party	Republican

Duncan Lawrence Groner (September 6, 1873 – July 17, 1957) was a United States federal judge.

Born in Norfolk, Virginia, Groner received a LL.D. from Washington and Lee University in 1894. 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, Jr.. 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 D.C. Circuit created by 46 Stat. 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 D. Roosevelt nominated Groner for elevation to the position of Chief Justice of the D.C. 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.

Sources

• Duncan Lawrence Groner at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.