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Constantine Joseph Smyth

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

Constantine Joseph Smyth served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Appointed by Woodrow Wilson and confirmed Jul 12, 1917.

Appointed by
Woodrow Wilson
Confirmed
Jul 12, 1917
Born
1859

Appointments

  • Chief Justice, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia CircuitWoodrow Wilson · Jul 12, 1917 – Apr 14, 1924

Education

  • Read law1885
  • Creighton UniversityA.M., 1907

Career

Private practice, Omaha, Nebraska, 1885-1913; State representative, Nebraska, 1887; Member, Omaha [Nebraska] School Board, 1889-1894; Chairman, Nebraska State Democratic Committee, 1894-1896; Attorney general, State of Nebraska, 1897-1900; Associate dean and professor, Creighton University College of Law, 1905-1910; Special assistant to the Attorney General of the United States, 1913-1917

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