Philip Bergen Swing

Philip Bergen Swing (October 23, 1820 – October 31, 1882) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.

Philip Bergen Swing
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
In office March 30, 1871 – October 31, 1882
Appointed by	Ulysses S. Grant
Preceded by	Humphrey H. Leavitt
Succeeded by	William White
Personal details
Born	Philip Bergen Swing (1820-10-23)October 23, 1820 Miami Township, Ohio
Died	October 31, 1882(1882-10-31) (aged 62) Batavia, Ohio
Education	read law

Education and career

Born in Miami Township, Clermont County, Ohio, Swing read law to enter the bar in 1842. He was in private practice in Batavia, Ohio starting in 1842. He was a county prosecutor for Clermont County in 1847.^[1]

Federal judicial service

On March 29, 1871, Swing was nominated by President Ulysses S. Grant to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio vacated by Judge Humphrey H. Leavitt. Swing was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 30, 1871, and received his commission the same day. Swing served in that capacity until his death on October 31, 1882, in Batavia.^[1]

References

1. Philip Bergen Swing at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Sources

• Philip Bergen Swing at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by Humphrey H. Leavitt	Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio 1871–1882	Succeeded by William White