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Josiah Alexander Van Orsdel
Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Josiah Alexander Van Orsdel served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Appointed by Theodore Roosevelt and confirmed Dec 12, 1907.
- Appointed by
- Theodore Roosevelt
- Confirmed
- Dec 12, 1907
- Born
- 1860
Appointments
- Associate Justice, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia CircuitTheodore Roosevelt · Dec 12, 1907 – Aug 7, 1937
Education
- Westminster College, New Wilmington, PennsylvaniaA.B., 1885
- Read law1890
Career
County and prosecuting attorney, Laramie County, Wyoming, 1892-; State representative, Wyoming, 1894-; Attorney general, State of Wyoming, 1898-1905; Associate justice, Wyoming Supreme Court, 1905-1906; Assistant attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1906-1907
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