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Sidney Lee Christie

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

Sidney Lee Christie served on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia. Appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson and confirmed Apr 30, 1964. ABA rating: Not Qualified By Reason of Age.

Appointed by
Lyndon B. Johnson
Confirmed
Apr 30, 1964
ABA rating
Not Qualified By Reason of Age
Born
1903

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West VirginiaLyndon B. Johnson · Apr 30, 1964 – Feb 15, 1974
  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West VirginiaLyndon B. Johnson · Apr 30, 1964 – Feb 15, 1974

Education

  • Dunsmore Business Collegebusiness college degree, 1924
  • Cumberland School of LawLL.B., 1928

Career

Private practice, 1928-1960; Divorce commissioner, West Virginia Circuit Court, McDowell County; Judge, West Virginia Circuit Court, Eighth Judicial Circuit, 1961-1964

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