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William Morris Sparks

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1929

William Morris Sparks , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. William Morris Sparks (April 28, 1872 – January 7, 1950) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

Education

  • Indiana Law School (now Indiana University McKinney School of Law)
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  • DePauw UniversityA.B., 1896

Career

Deputy prosecutor, Rush County, Indiana, 1896-1898; Private practice, Rushville, Indiana, 1897-1901, 1910-1914; State representative, Indiana, 1901-1903; Judge, Indiana Circuit Court, Sixteenth Judicial Circuit, 1904-1910, 1914-1929; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1948

Biography

William Morris Sparks (April 28, 1872 – January 7, 1950) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

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