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Benjamin Cornwell Dawkins Sr.
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
Benjamin Cornwell Dawkins Sr. served on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. Appointed by Calvin Coolidge and confirmed May 5, 1924.
- Appointed by
- Calvin Coolidge
- Confirmed
- May 5, 1924
- Born
- 1881
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of LouisianaCalvin Coolidge · May 5, 1924 – Aug 22, 1966
Education
- Tulane University Law SchoolLL.B., 1906
Career
Private practice, Monroe, Louisiana, 1906-1912; Judge, Louisiana District Court, 1912-1918; Associate justice, Louisiana Supreme Court, 1918-1924
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