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Leon Clarence McCord
Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Leon Clarence McCord served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt and confirmed Jun 15, 1938.
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Confirmed
- Jun 15, 1938
- Born
- 1878
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitFranklin D. Roosevelt · Jun 15, 1938 – Feb 11, 1952
Education
- Vanderbilt University
- Read law1900
Career
Private practice, Scottsboro, Alabama, 1900-1903; Secretary, Supreme Court of Alabama, 1903-1909; Private practice, Montgomery, Alabama, 1910-1916, 1935-1938; Railroad commissioner, State of Alabama, 1911-1915; Judge, Alabama Circuit Court, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, 1916-1935; presiding judge, 1919-1935; Democratic candidate for governor, Alabama, 1934
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