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Solomon Hicks Bethea
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Solomon Hicks Bethea served on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Appointed by Theodore Roosevelt and confirmed Mar 18, 1905.
- Appointed by
- Theodore Roosevelt
- Confirmed
- Mar 18, 1905
- Born
- 1852
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of IllinoisTheodore Roosevelt · Mar 18, 1905 – Aug 3, 1909
Education
- Read law1876
Career
Private practice, Dixon, Illinois, 1877-1898; State representative, Illinois, 1882-1883; Mayor, Dixon, Illinois; U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1899-1905
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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.
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