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Loyal Edwin Knappen

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

Loyal Edwin Knappen served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Appointed by William H. Taft and confirmed Jan 31, 1910.

Appointed by
William H. Taft
Confirmed
Jan 31, 1910
Born
1854

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of MichiganTheodore Roosevelt · Dec 10, 1906 – Feb 8, 1910
  • Judge, U.S. Circuit Courts for the Sixth CircuitWilliam H. Taft · Jan 31, 1910 – Dec 31, 1911
  • Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth CircuitWilliam H. Taft · Jan 31, 1910 – May 14, 1930

Education

  • University of MichiganB.A., 1873
  • Read law1875
  • University of MichiganM.A., 1876

Career

Private practice, Hastings, Michigan, 1875-1888; Prosecutor, Barry County, Michigan, 1879-1883; Private practice, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1888-1906; Member, Conference of Senior Circuit Judges (now Judicial Conference of the United States), 1922-1923

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

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