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Fred Dickinson Letts
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia)
Fred Dickinson Letts served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia). Appointed by Herbert Hoover and confirmed Feb 17, 1932.
- Appointed by
- Herbert Hoover
- Confirmed
- Feb 17, 1932
- Born
- 1875
Appointments
- Associate Justice, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia)Herbert Hoover · Feb 17, 1932 – Jan 19, 1965
Education
- Columbia University
- Parsons College, Fairfield, IowaB.S., 1897
- University of Iowa College of LawLL.B., 1899
Career
Private practice, Davenport, Iowa, 1899-1911, 1912-1914; Judge, Iowa District Court, Second Judicial District, 1911-1912, 1914-1925; U.S. representative from Iowa, 1925-1931
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