One of the youngest federal judges ever appointed, Hand took his judicial oath at age 37 in April 1909.
Nonetheless Hand's reputation was such that by 1923, Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. wanted him on the Supreme Court, and in 1924 Harding's successor, Calvin Coolidge, appointed Hand to the Second Circuit.
With the help of the influential Charles C. Burlingham, a senior New York lawyer and close friend, he gained the backing of Attorney General George W. Wickersham, who urged President William Howard Taft to appoint Hand.
The restored 12th-century main house has four guest suites, appointed with hand-forged iron beds, artisan-made mattresses and locally woven linens.
Obama, on the other hand, appointed Holdren before inauguration.
The conservatives, on the other hand, appointed Peter Marshall of Peter Marshall Ministries, a group that seeks to "reclaim America for Christ" and is "dedicated to helping to restore America to its Bible-based foundations through preaching, teaching, and writing on America's Christian heritage and on Christian discipleship and revival".
Reagan, on the other hand, appointed James Watt as secretary of the interior; Watt favored development over conservation and was unremittingly hostile to the protection of the environment.
Then there is Jack Welch, the titan of American industry who struts sitting down, who holds the Guinness record for the most manufacturing jobs outsourced by one company - and yet impudently calls Barack Obama "anti-business" after the president appoints his hand-picked successor, Jeffrey Immelt, to head the White House's Job Council.
Disputes over Trump's trademark registrations could be reviewed by judges appointed by his hand-picked commerce secretary.
Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha, who now styles himself Prime Minister after he was appointed by a hand-picked parliament, said foreign tourists should be aware that Thailand could be dangerous at times.
Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha, who now styles himself Prime Minister after he was appointed by a hand-picked parliament, appeared to question whether tourists could be safe if they chose to wear bikinis.
