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Lorenzo Sawyer
Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Lorenzo Sawyer served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Appointed by None (assignment).
- Appointed by
- None (assignment)
- Born
- 1820
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. Circuit Courts for the Ninth CircuitUlysses Grant · Jan 10, 1870 – Sep 7, 1891
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitNone (assignment) · – Sep 7, 1891
Education
- Western Reserve College (now Case Western Reserve University)
- Read law1846
Career
Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1846-1848; Private practice, Jefferson, Wisconsin, 1848-1850; Private practice, Sacramento, California, 1850; Private practice, Nevada City and San Francisco, California, 1850-1861; City attorney, San Francisco, California, 1854-; Private practice, San Francisco, California, and Virginia City, Nevada, 1861-1862; Judge, California District Court, Twelfth Judicial District, 1862-1863; Justice, Supreme Court of California, 1863-1869; chief justice, 1868-1869
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Capitol Receipts, “Judge Lorenzo Sawyer, Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/judge/j1387411/lorenzo-sawyer (accessed 2026-10-17).