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Wayne G. Borah
Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Wayne G. Borah served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Appointed by Harry S Truman and confirmed Oct 19, 1949.
- Appointed by
- Harry S Truman
- Confirmed
- Oct 19, 1949
- Born
- 1891
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of LouisianaCalvin Coolidge · Dec 17, 1928 – Oct 24, 1949
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitHarry S Truman · Oct 19, 1949 – Feb 6, 1966
Education
- Louisiana State University Law School (now Paul M. Hebert Law Center)LL.B., 1915
Career
Private practice, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1915-1917, 1919-1923; U.S. Army, 1917-1919; Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Louisiana, 1923-1925; U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1925-1928
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