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Sam Gilbert Bratton
Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Sam Gilbert Bratton served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt and confirmed Jun 1, 1933.
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Confirmed
- Jun 1, 1933
- Born
- 1888
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth CircuitFranklin D. Roosevelt · Jun 1, 1933 – Sep 22, 1963
Education
- Read law1909
Career
Private practice, Farwell, Texas, 1909-1915; Private practice, Clovis, New Mexico, 1915-1918; Judge, New Mexico District Court, Fifth Judicial District, 1919-1922; Associate justice, New Mexico Supreme Court, 1923-1924; U.S. senator from New Mexico, 1925-1933; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1956-1959
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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.
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