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Seth Shepard

Chief Justice, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit · 1893–1905

Seth Shepard , Chief Justice, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Seth Shepard (April 23, 1847 – December 3, 1917) was an Associate Justice and Chief Justice of the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia.

Education

  • Washington College (now Washington and Lee University) School of LawLL.B., 1868

Career

Confederate Army private, 1864-1865; Private practice, Brenham, Texas, 1868-; State senator, Texas, 1874-1875; Private practice, Galveston, Texas, -1886; Private practice, Dallas, Texas, 1886-1893; Lecturer in law, Georgetown University, 1895-1910

Biography

Seth Shepard (April 23, 1847 – December 3, 1917) was an Associate Justice and Chief Justice of the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia.

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