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Wendell Phillips Stafford

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia)

Wendell Phillips Stafford served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia). Appointed by Theodore Roosevelt and confirmed Dec 13, 1904.

Appointed by
Theodore Roosevelt
Confirmed
Dec 13, 1904
Born
1861

Appointments

  • Associate Justice, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia)Theodore Roosevelt · Dec 13, 1904 – May 4, 1931

Education

  • Boston University School of LawLL.B., 1883

Career

Private practice, St. Johnsbury, Vermont; State representative, Vermont, 1892; Reporter of decisions, Vermont Supreme Court, 1896-1900; Judge, Vermont Supreme Court, 1900-1904; Professor, George Washington University, 1908-

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