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Frederic Palen Schoonmaker

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Frederic Palen Schoonmaker served on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Appointed by Warren G. Harding and confirmed Dec 22, 1922.

Appointed by
Warren G. Harding
Confirmed
Dec 22, 1922
Born
1870

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of PennsylvaniaWarren G. Harding · Dec 22, 1922 – Sep 5, 1945

Education

  • Cornell UniversityA.B., 1891
  • Read law1894

Career

Private practice, Bradford, Pennsylvania, 1894-1913, 1919-1923; Pennsylvania National Guard captain, 1912-1917; U.S. Army lieutenant colonel, 1917-1919

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

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Capitol Receipts, “Judge Frederic Palen Schoonmaker, District Court for the Western…,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/judge/j1387471/frederic-palen-schoonmaker (accessed 2026-10-13).

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