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James Francis Smith
Associate Judge, U.S. Court of Customs Appeals (later U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals) · 1910
James Francis Smith , Associate Judge, U.S. Court of Customs Appeals (later U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals). James Francis Smith (January 28, 1859 – June 29, 1928) was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, Governor-General of the Philippines and an associate judge of the United States Court of Customs Appeals.
Education
- University of California Hastings College of the Law (now UC College of the Law, San Francisco)
- Santa Clara College (now Santa Clara University)B.S., 1877
- Santa Clara College (now Santa Clara University)B.A., M.A., 1878
Career
Private practice, California, 1881-1898; U.S. Army, 1898-1901; Collector of customs for the Philippine Archipelago, Manila, 1900-1901; Secretary of public instruction, U.S. Philippine Commission, 1903-1906; Vice governor, Philippine Islands, 1906; Governor general, Philippine Islands, 1906-1909; Private practice, 1909-1910
Biography
James Francis Smith (January 28, 1859 – June 29, 1928) was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, Governor-General of the Philippines and an associate judge of the United States Court of Customs Appeals.
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