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Halsted Lockwood Ritter

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

Halsted Lockwood Ritter served on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Appointed by Calvin Coolidge and confirmed Feb 15, 1929.

Appointed by
Calvin Coolidge
Confirmed
Feb 15, 1929
Born
1868

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of FloridaCalvin Coolidge · Feb 15, 1929 – Apr 17, 1936

Education

  • DePauw UniversityPh.D., 1891
  • DePauw UniversityLL.B., 1892
  • DePauw UniversityA.M., 1893

Career

Private practice, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1892-1895; Private practice, Denver, Colorado, 1895-1925; Private practice, West Palm Beach, Florida, 1925-1929

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

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