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'''John Alden Riner''' (October 12, 1850 – March 4, 1923) was a [[United States federal judge]].
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'''John Alden Riner''' (October 12, 1850 March 4, 1923) was a [[United States federal judge|United States district judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the District of Wyoming]].
Born in [[Preble County, Ohio]], Riner He received an [[LL.B.]] from the [[University of Michigan]] in 1879. He was in private practice in [[Cheyenne, Wyoming|Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory]] from 1879 to 1884. He was a city attorney for Cheyenne from 1881 to 1884. He was the [[United States Attorney]] for the Wyoming Territory from 1884 to 1886. He was a member of the Territorial Council, Wyoming Territory in 1886, returning to private practice in Cheyenne from 1886 to 1890.
 
==Education and career==
Following the admission of Wyoming as a state on July 10, 1890, Congress established the [[United States District Court for the District of Wyoming]] on 26 Stat. 222. Riner was nominated to that seat by President [[Benjamin Harrison]] on September 20, 1890. He was confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] on September 22, 1890, and received his commission the same day. He assumed [[senior status]] on October 31, 1921, serving in that capacity until his death, in Cheyenne.
 
Born in [[Preble County, Ohio|Preble County]], [[Ohio]], Riner He received ana [[LL.B.Bachelor of Laws]] from the [[University of Michigan Law School]] in 1879. He was in private practice in [[Cheyenne, Wyoming|Cheyenne]], [[Wyoming Territory]] from 1879 to 1884. He was a city attorney for Cheyenne from 1881 to 1884. He wasand the [[United States Attorney]] for the Wyoming Territory from 1884 to 1886. He was a member of the Territorial Council, for the Wyoming Territory in 1886, returning to private practice in Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory (State of [[Wyoming]] from July 10, 1890) from 1886 to 1890.<ref name="auto">{{FJC Bio|2012|nid=1386946|name=John Alden Riner<!--(1850–1923)-->}}</ref>
 
==Federal judicial service==
 
FollowingRiner thewas admissionnominated ofby WyomingPresident as[[Benjamin a stateHarrison]] on JulySeptember 1020, 1890, Congress establishedto the [[United States District Court for the District of Wyoming]] on 26 Stat. 222. Riner was nominated, to thata new seat authorized by President26 [[Benjamin Harrison]] on September 20,Stat. 1890222. He was confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] on September 22, 1890, and received his commission the same day. He assumed [[senior status]] on October 31, 1921,. servingHe was the last district judge who continued to serve in thatactive capacityservice untilappointed by President Harrison. His service terminated on March 4, 1923, due to his death, in Cheyenne.<ref name="auto"/>
 
==References==
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==Sources==
* {{FJC Bio|2012|nid=1386946|name=John Alden Riner<!--(1850–1923)-->}}
 
==External links==
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* [https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv273545 John A. Riner and William A. Riner papers] at the [http://www.uwyo.edu/ahc/ American Heritage Center]
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