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Frank Herbert Norcross

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada

Frank Herbert Norcross served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada. Appointed by Calvin Coolidge and confirmed Apr 17, 1928.

Appointed by
Calvin Coolidge
Confirmed
Apr 17, 1928
Born
1869

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of NevadaCalvin Coolidge · Apr 17, 1928 – Nov 4, 1952

Education

  • Nevada State University (now University of Nevada, Reno)A.B., 1891
  • Georgetown College Law School (now Georgetown University Law Center)LL.B., 1894

Career

District attorney, Washoe County, Nevada, 1895-1897; State assemblyman, Nevada, 1897-1899; Private practice, Reno, Nevada, 1899-1904, 1917-1928; Justice, Supreme Court of Nevada, 1904-1916; chief justice, 1909-1911, 1915-1916

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

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