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Emett Clay Choate

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

Emett Clay Choate served on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower and confirmed Jul 20, 1954.

Appointed by
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Confirmed
Jul 20, 1954
Born
1891

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of FloridaDwight D. Eisenhower · Jul 20, 1954 – Aug 14, 1974

Education

  • Indiana University School of Law -- Bloomington (now Maurer School of Law)LL.B., 1914

Career

U.S. Army major, 1917-1918; Private practice, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1917-1921; Private practice, New York City, 1922-1925; Private practice, Miami, Florida, 1925-1954

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

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