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Henry White Edgerton
Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Henry White Edgerton served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt and confirmed Dec 9, 1937.
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Confirmed
- Dec 9, 1937
- Born
- 1888
Appointments
- Associate Justice, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia CircuitFranklin D. Roosevelt · Dec 9, 1937 – Feb 23, 1970
Education
- Cornell UniversityA.B., 1910
- Harvard Law SchoolLL.B., 1914
Career
Private practice, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1914; Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1915-1916, 1918-1921; Professor, Cornell University Law School, 1916-1918; Professor, George Washington University, 1921-1928; Professor, Cornell University, 1928-1937; Special assistant the attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1934-1935; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1955-1958
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