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Duncan Lawrence Groner

Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

Duncan Lawrence Groner served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt and confirmed Dec 3, 1937.

Appointed by
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Confirmed
Dec 3, 1937
Born
1873

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of VirginiaWarren G. Harding · Jun 2, 1921 – Mar 3, 1931
  • Associate Justice, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia CircuitHerbert Hoover · Feb 10, 1931 – Jan 15, 1938
  • Chief Justice, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia CircuitFranklin D. Roosevelt · Dec 3, 1937 – Jul 17, 1957

Education

  • University of Virginia
  • Washington and Lee University

Career

Private practice, Norfolk, Virginia, 1894-1921; Delegate, Republican National Convention, 1904, 1908, 1912, 1916, 1920; U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, 1910-1913; Member, Conference of Senior Circuit Judges (now Judicial Conference of the United States), 1938-1947

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