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Samuel Hale Sibley
Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Samuel Hale Sibley served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Appointed by Herbert Hoover and confirmed Jan 13, 1931.
- Appointed by
- Herbert Hoover
- Confirmed
- Jan 13, 1931
- Born
- 1873
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of GeorgiaWoodrow Wilson · Aug 5, 1919 – Jan 30, 1931
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitHerbert Hoover · Jan 13, 1931 – Oct 13, 1958
Education
- University of GeorgiaA.B., 1892
- University of Georgia School of LawLL.B., 1893
Career
Private practice, Union Point, Georgia, 1893-; Judge, Green County [Georgia] Court, 1905-1912; Judge, Greensboro [Georgia] City Court, 1912-1917; District attorney, Georgia Railroad, 1917-1919; Member, Conference of Senior Circuit Judges (now Judicial Conference of the United States), 1942-1947
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