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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Title
Associate Justice
Appointed by
Harry S TrumanDemocratic president
Seat
CADC0403
Nominated
Feb. 2, 1948
Committee hearing
Feb. 18, 1948
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Feb. 27, 1948
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
March 2, 1948
Commissioned
March 5, 1948
Service ended
Sept. 17, 1953Death

Source Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Judges. Party shown is the party of the appointing president, which is a fact about the president, not about the judge.

Judicial service history

Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.

CourtTitleCommissionedEndedAppointed by
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia) Associate Justice March 2, 1931 March 9, 1948 Appointment to Another Judicial Position Herbert Hoover
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Associate Justice March 5, 1948 Sept. 17, 1953 Death Harry S Truman

Recent judicial activity

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Cases

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Judicial writings

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