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Louis Emory McComas

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

Louis Emory McComas served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Appointed by Theodore Roosevelt and confirmed Dec 6, 1905.

Appointed by
Theodore Roosevelt
Confirmed
Dec 6, 1905
Born
1846

Appointments

  • Associate Justice, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia)Benjamin Harrison · Jan 25, 1893 – Mar 3, 1899
  • Associate Justice, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia CircuitTheodore Roosevelt · Dec 6, 1905 – Nov 10, 1907

Education

  • Dickinson College1866
  • Read law1868

Career

Private practice, Hagerstown, Maryland, 1868-1892; Republican candidate for U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland, 1876, 1890; U.S. representative from Maryland, 1883-1891; Private practice, Baltimore, Maryland; U.S. senator from Maryland, 1899-1905

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