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Marion Speed Boyd
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
Marion Speed Boyd served on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee. Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt and confirmed Sep 18, 1940.
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Confirmed
- Sep 18, 1940
- Born
- 1900
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of TennesseeFranklin D. Roosevelt · Sep 18, 1940 – Jan 9, 1988
Education
- University of Tennessee College of LawLL.B., 1921
Career
Private practice, Memphis, Tennessee, 1921-; State representative, Tennessee, 1925-1927; Assistant attorney general, Shelby County, Tennessee, 1927-1935; State senator, Tennessee, 1935; Judge, Memphis [Tennessee] City Court, 1937-1938; Attorney general, Shelby County, Tennessee, 1938-1940; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1960-1963
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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.
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