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I disagree with the removal of the FJC Bio template from the external links. Having the link in the fairly crowded list of references is just not the same thing, and I know of no rule that prohibits having both. bd2412T07:43, 27 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Please name the exact month and date, not just the year. Specifically, was the appointment before or after the referendum of 1859? Whom did he replace? 216.99.201.193 (talk) 00:42, 4 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Okay, read the article a little more closely. Appears he sat on court, trying cases, deciding them, before the big referendum of 1859. But the article could be a little clearer. Also, not everybody knows what "rode circuit" means. I will assume that a traveling judge tends to carry his papers with him, essentially for authentication purposes, explaining why he is going where he says he is going, and that sort of thing, and when he arrives at the town or city the court is to convene, any nicely sized room will do. Is that what "rode circuit" means? Maybe the phrase "rode circuit" could be wikified? 216.99.201.193 (talk) 01:13, 4 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I'll assume you are asking about the nomination to the federal court? If so, I'm not sure how we could be clearer than "On March 7, 1859, he was nominated as U.S. District Judge for the District of Oregon by President James Buchanan." That clearly indicates the full date. If you mean in the lede section at the beginning, then you don't understand what the lede is for, that being a short summary with the specifics left for later.
As to the referendum of 1859, I have no idea what you are talking about. Is this an Oregon thing or a national thing as a Google search isn't coming up with much?
As to riding circuit, a link has been provided. But yes, about what you assumed. Though sometimes there were no rooms, and later there were some courthouses as the practice continued into the late 19th century, and possibly later in some places. Aboutmovies (talk) 07:38, 4 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
@John deady: I see in recent edit history you are raising the possibility that Judge Deady evolved away from racist tendencies. From your edits, it looks as though you may have pasted from another source -- there are footnote numbers in the text you inserted, but no footnotes associated with them. Could you elaborate on what source(s) you're referencing? If appropriate, I'll do my best to help work something about this into the text. -Pete Forsyth (talk) 23:27, 13 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]