▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Marsh al ▁for ▁the ▁Middle ▁District ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Att orney ▁for ▁the ▁Middle ▁District ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁ ▁Federal ▁jud icial ▁service ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁Wit mer ▁was ▁nominated ▁by ▁President ▁William ▁Howard ▁T aft ▁to ▁a ▁seat ▁on ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁Middle ▁District ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ▁vac ated ▁by ▁Judge ▁Robert ▁W od row ▁Arch b ald . ▁Wit mer ▁was ▁confirmed ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁and ▁received ▁his ▁commission ▁the ▁same ▁day . ▁Wit mer ▁served ▁in ▁that ▁capacity ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁on ▁April ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 2 5 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 6 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 2 5 ▁death s ▁Category : J ud ges ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁Middle ▁District ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁district ▁court ▁jud ges ▁appointed ▁by ▁William ▁Howard ▁T aft ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁jud ges ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁Marsh als ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁Att or ne ys ▁for ▁the ▁Middle ▁District ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁federal ▁jud ges ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁law