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Harold Montelle Stephens

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

Harold Montelle Stephens served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Appointed by None (reassignment).

Appointed by
None (reassignment)
Born
1886

Appointments

  • Associate Justice, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia CircuitFranklin D. Roosevelt · Jul 24, 1935 – Mar 9, 1948
  • Chief Justice, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia CircuitHarry S Truman · Mar 2, 1948 – Sep 1, 1948
  • Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia CircuitNone (reassignment) · – May 28, 1955

Education

  • University of California, Berkeley
  • Cornell UniversityA.B., 1909
  • Harvard Law SchoolLL.B., 1913
  • Harvard Law SchoolS.J.D., 1932

Career

Private practice, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1912-, 1921-1928; Assistant prosecutor, Salt Lake County, Utah, 1915-1917; Judge, Utah District Court, Third District, 1917-1921; Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1928; Assistant attorney general, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1933-1935; Assistant to the Attorney General of the United States, 1935; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1948-1955

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