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William Joshua Allen
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
William Joshua Allen served on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. Appointed by Grover Cleveland and confirmed Jan 19, 1888.
- Appointed by
- Grover Cleveland
- Confirmed
- Jan 19, 1888
- Born
- 1829
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of IllinoisGrover Cleveland · Jan 19, 1888 – Jan 26, 1901
Education
- University of Louisville Law Department (now Louis D. Brandeis School of Law)LL.B., 1848
Career
Enrolling and engrossing clerk, Illinois state legislature, 1849, 1851; Private practice, Metropolis, Illinois, 1849-1853; Prosecuting attorney, Twenty-Sixth Judicial Circuit, Illinois, 1853-1854; Private practice, Marion, Illinois, 1853-1862; State representative, Illinois, 1855; U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, 1855-1859; Judge, Illinois Circuit Court, Twenty-Sixth Judicial Circuit, 1859-1861; U.S. representative from Illinois, 1862-1865; Private practice, Cairo, Illinois, 1865-1874; Private practice, Carbondale, Illinois, 1874-1886; Private practice, Springfield, Illinois, 1886-1887
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