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Herbert Wilson Erskine

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Herbert Wilson Erskine served on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Appointed by Harry S Truman and confirmed Feb 25, 1949.

Appointed by
Harry S Truman
Confirmed
Feb 25, 1949
Born
1888

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of CaliforniaHarry S Truman · Feb 25, 1949 – Mar 18, 1951

Education

  • University of California, BerkeleyA.B., 1908
  • University of California, Berkeley1909

Career

Private practice, San Francisco, California, 1909-1949; Special counsel, California Toll Bridge Authority, 1939-1940; California commissioner to Golden Gate International Exposition, 1939-1940

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

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