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Benjamin Franklin Bledsoe

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California

Benjamin Franklin Bledsoe served on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Appointed by Woodrow Wilson and confirmed Oct 16, 1914.

Appointed by
Woodrow Wilson
Confirmed
Oct 16, 1914
Born
1874

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of CaliforniaWoodrow Wilson · Oct 16, 1914 – Mar 24, 1925

Education

  • Read law1896
  • Stanford UniversityA.B., 1896

Career

Private practice, San Bernardino, California, 1896-1910; Judge, Superior Court of California, 1900-1914; Candidate for mayor of Los Angeles, California, 1925; Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1925-1938

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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.

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