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Ernest Allen Tolin

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California

Ernest Allen Tolin served on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Appointed by Harry S Truman and confirmed Jun 10, 1952.

Appointed by
Harry S Truman
Confirmed
Jun 10, 1952
Born
1904

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of CaliforniaHarry S Truman · Jun 10, 1952 – Jun 11, 1961

Education

  • Southwestern University School of LawLL.B., 1930

Career

Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1933-1941; Special attorney, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Los Angeles, California, 1942-1943; Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of California, 1943-1949; chief assistant U.S. attorney, 1946-1949; U.S. attorney for the Southern District of California, 1949-1951

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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.

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