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Emory Marvin Underwood

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

Emory Marvin Underwood served on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Appointed by Herbert Hoover and confirmed Feb 25, 1931.

Appointed by
Herbert Hoover
Confirmed
Feb 25, 1931
Born
1877

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of GeorgiaHerbert Hoover · Feb 25, 1931 – Aug 28, 1960

Education

  • Vanderbilt UniversityB.A., 1900
  • Vanderbilt University Law SchoolLL.B., 1902

Career

Private practice, Atlanta, Georgia, 1903-1914, 1920-1931; Assistant attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1914-1917; General counsel, Seaboard Air Line Company, 1917-1919; General solicitor, U.S. Railroad Administration, 1919-1920

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

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