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Herschel Whitfield Arant
Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Herschel Whitfield Arant served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt and confirmed Feb 21, 1939.
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Confirmed
- Feb 21, 1939
- Born
- 1887
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth CircuitFranklin D. Roosevelt · Feb 21, 1939 – Jan 14, 1941
Education
- University of AlabamaB.S., 1910
- Yale UniversityB.A., 1911
- Yale UniversityM.A., 1912
- Yale Law SchoolLL.B., 1915
Career
Private practice, Atlanta, Georgia, 1915-1920; Professor of law, Lamar School of Law, Emory University, 1916-1920; Assistant professor of law, Yale University, 1920-1922; Dean of the law school/professor of law, University of Kansas, 1922-1928; Dean of the law school/professor of law, Ohio State University, 1928-1939
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