Arthur J. Tuttle

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Arthur J. Tuttle
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
In office August 6, 1912 – December 2, 1944
Appointed by	William Howard Taft
Preceded by	Alexis Caswell Angell
Succeeded by	Arthur A. Koscinski
Ingham County Prosecuting Attorney
In office 1899–1902
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan
In office 1911–1912
Preceded by	Frank H. Watson
Succeeded by	Clyde J. Webster
Member of the Michigan Senate from the 14th district
In office 1907–1910
Preceded by	Albert B. Cook
Succeeded by	William A. Rosenkrans
Personal details
Born	November 8, 1868 Leslie Township, Michigan
Died	December 2, 1944(1944-12-02) (aged 76)
Resting place	Leslie, Michigan
Spouse	Jessie
Alma mater	University of Michigan

Arthur J. Tuttle (November 8, 1868 – December 2, 1944) was a United States federal judge.

Born in Leslie, Michigan, Tuttle received a Ph.B. from the University of Michigan in 1892 and an LL.B. from the University of Michigan Law School in 1895. He was in private practice in Leslie, Michigan and Lansing, Michigan from 1895 to 1899. He was a Prosecuting attorney of Ingham County, Michigan from 1899 to 1902 and a member of the Michigan State Senate from 1907 to 1910. He was a United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan from 1911 to 1912.

On August 2, 1912, Tuttle was nominated by President William Howard Taft to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan vacated by Alexis Caswell Angell. Tuttle was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 6, 1912, and received his commission the same day. Tuttle served in that capacity until his death, in 1944.

Judge Tuttle oversaw the bankruptcy of the Lincoln Motor Company and set the date of the bankruptcy date as well as the minimum price of $8 million. Ford Motor Company submitted the only bid and acquired the company.<ref>Master of Precision; Henry L. Leland by Mrs. Wilfred C. Leland with Minnie Dubbs Millbrook. pub by Wayne State University Press ISBN 0-8143-2665-X<ref>

references

• Arthur J. Tuttle at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.