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Henry White Edgerton

Associate Justice, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit · 1937

Henry White Edgerton , Associate Justice, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Henry White Edgerton (October 20, 1888 – February 23, 1970) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

Education

  • Cornell UniversityA.B., 1910
  • Harvard Law SchoolLL.B., 1914

Career

Private practice, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1914; Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1915-1916, 1918-1921; Professor, Cornell University Law School, 1916-1918; Professor, George Washington University, 1921-1928; Professor, Cornell University, 1928-1937; Special assistant the attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1934-1935; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1955-1958

Biography

Henry White Edgerton (October 20, 1888 – February 23, 1970) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

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