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Henry Luesing Brooks
Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Henry Luesing Brooks served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Appointed by Richard M. Nixon and confirmed Dec 10, 1969. ABA rating: Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Richard M. Nixon
- Confirmed
- Dec 10, 1969
- ABA rating
- Qualified
- Born
- 1905
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of KentuckyDwight D. Eisenhower · Aug 18, 1954 – Dec 12, 1969
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth CircuitRichard M. Nixon · Dec 10, 1969 – Dec 30, 1971
Education
- University of WisconsinA.B., 1927
- Jefferson School of Law (now University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law)LL.B., 1929
Career
Private practice, Louisville, Kentucky, 1929-1954; U.S. Naval Reserve lieutenant, 1942-1945; Judge, Jefferson County [Kentucky] Circuit Court, 1946-1948; Faculty, Jefferson School of Law, 1948-1952
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