Delbert E. Metzger

Delbert E. Metzger
Delbert E. Metzger
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii
	In office; August 25, 1939 – September 5, 1951
Appointed by	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	Edward Minor Watson Jr.
Succeeded by	Jon Wiig
Personal details
Born	Delbert E. Metzger; March 4, 1875; Ozawkie, Kansas, U.S.
Died	April 24, 1967; Honolulu
Political party	Democratic
Education	Washburn College, 1893-94; Indiana Law School 1923

Delbert E. Metzger (March 4, 1875 - April 24, 1967) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii in the Territory of Hawaii.[1]

Early life and education

Born in Ozwakie, Jefferson County, Kansas. Delbert grew up on the shores of Lake Perry, outside of Topeka, he attended local private and public schools before attending Washburn College in Topeka for a year in 1893–94.[2]

Career

Delbert E. Metzger worked as a realtor, a grain dealer, a newspaper publisher, a theatrical producer, an accountant, a justice of peace, city attorney, and mining engineer.[2]

He volunteered for service as an engineer in the U.S. Army in the Spanish American War. In 1899, he was sent to Oahu to complete the first land survey of Pearl Harbor. Metzger remained in Hawaii, drilling artesian wells for Lucius E. Pinkham.[2]

He was a railroad superintendent for the Oahu Railroad. In 1912, he was elected as one of five Senators from the 1st district. He served in the Hawaii Territorial Senate from 1912 to 1915. He later served as a District Magistrate, and Territorial Treasurer.[2]

On July 12, 1934, Metzger was nominated to be a judge on the former 4th Circuit territorial court in Hilo.[3]

Federal judicial service

In 1939, Metzger was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii vacated by Judge Edward Minor Watson Jr. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on the same day on August 2, 1939. He was sworn in on August 25, 1939.[4]

Post-judicial service

He was an unsuccessful candidate for Congress in 1952 and 1954 losing to Republican incumbent Joseph Farrington and Republican candidate and Farrington's widow Elizabeth Farrington respectively.[2]

References

"Judge Metzger Is Dead at 92". The Honolulu Advertiser. April 25, 1967. p. 1. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
Melendy, H. Brett (2001). "Delbert E. Metzger, Hawai'i's Liberal Judge". Hawaiian Journal of History. Hawaiian Historical Society. 35 (1): 43–63. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
"Report of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Territory of Hawaii for the Years 1935-1936". Appendix 1, Personnel of the Supreme Court and Circuit Court as of December 31, 1936: Page 9. 1936 – via Google.
"New Federal Judge Signs Oath of Office". The Honolulu Advertiser. August 25, 1939. p. 7. Retrieved January 24, 2022.

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[1] "Judge Metzger Is Dead at 92". The Honolulu Advertiser. April 25, 1967. p. 1. Retrieved February 4, 2022.

[:0-2] Melendy, H. Brett (2001). "Delbert E. Metzger, Hawai'i's Liberal Judge". Hawaiian Journal of History. Hawaiian Historical Society. 35 (1): 43–63. Retrieved June 30, 2023.

[3] "Report of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Territory of Hawaii for the Years 1935-1936". Appendix 1, Personnel of the Supreme Court and Circuit Court as of December 31, 1936: Page 9. 1936 – via Google.

[4] "New Federal Judge Signs Oath of Office". The Honolulu Advertiser. August 25, 1939. p. 7. Retrieved January 24, 2022.