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Orie Leon Phillips
Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Orie Leon Phillips served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Appointed by Herbert Hoover and confirmed Apr 29, 1929.
- Appointed by
- Herbert Hoover
- Confirmed
- Apr 29, 1929
- Born
- 1885
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New MexicoWarren G. Harding · Mar 3, 1923 – Apr 29, 1929
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth CircuitHerbert Hoover · Apr 29, 1929 – Nov 14, 1974
Education
- University of Michigan Law SchoolJ.D., 1908
Career
Private practice, Raton, New Mexico, 1910-1923; Assistant district attorney, Eighth Judicial District, New Mexico, 1912-1916; General attorney, St. Louis, Rocky Mountain, and Pacific Company, 1917-1923; State senator, New Mexico, 1920-1923; Member, Conference of Senior Circuit Judges, 1940-1948, and Judicial Conference of the United States, 1948-1955
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