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Wilbur Franklin Booth

Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Wilbur Franklin Booth served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Appointed by Calvin Coolidge and confirmed Mar 18, 1925.

Appointed by
Calvin Coolidge
Confirmed
Mar 18, 1925
Born
1861

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of MinnesotaWoodrow Wilson · May 4, 1914 – Mar 27, 1925
  • Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth CircuitCalvin Coolidge · Mar 18, 1925 – Jul 7, 1944

Education

  • Yale CollegeA.B., 1884
  • Yale Law SchoolLL.B., 1888

Career

Private practice, St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1888-1890; Private practice, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1890-1898, 1901-1909; Judge, Minnesota District Court, Fourth Judicial District, 1909-1914

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

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Capitol Receipts, “Judge Wilbur Franklin Booth, Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/judge/j1378026/wilbur-franklin-booth (accessed 2026-10-14).

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