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Erskine Mayo Ross

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

Erskine Mayo Ross served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Appointed by Grover Cleveland and confirmed Feb 22, 1895.

Appointed by
Grover Cleveland
Confirmed
Feb 22, 1895
Born
1845

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of CaliforniaGrover Cleveland · Jan 13, 1887 – Mar 5, 1895
  • Judge, U.S. Circuit Courts for the Ninth CircuitGrover Cleveland · Feb 22, 1895 – Dec 31, 1911
  • Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitGrover Cleveland · Feb 22, 1895 – Dec 10, 1928

Education

  • Virginia Military Institute1865
  • Read law1869

Career

Confederate Army cadet; Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1869-1879, 1886-1887; Justice, Supreme Court of California, 1879-1886

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

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