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William Morris Sparks
Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
William Morris Sparks served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Appointed by Herbert Hoover and confirmed Oct 31, 1929.
- Appointed by
- Herbert Hoover
- Confirmed
- Oct 31, 1929
- Born
- 1872
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh CircuitHerbert Hoover · Oct 31, 1929 – Jan 7, 1950
Education
- Indiana Law School (now Indiana University McKinney School of Law)
- Read law1896
- DePauw UniversityA.B., 1896
Career
Deputy prosecutor, Rush County, Indiana, 1896-1898; Private practice, Rushville, Indiana, 1897-1901, 1910-1914; State representative, Indiana, 1901-1903; Judge, Indiana Circuit Court, Sixteenth Judicial Circuit, 1904-1910, 1914-1929; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1948
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