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Arba Seymour Van Valkenburgh

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

Arba Seymour Van Valkenburgh served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Appointed by Calvin Coolidge and confirmed Mar 18, 1925.

Appointed by
Calvin Coolidge
Confirmed
Mar 18, 1925
Born
1862

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of MissouriWilliam H. Taft · Jun 21, 1910 – Mar 23, 1925
  • Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth CircuitCalvin Coolidge · Mar 18, 1925 – Nov 4, 1944

Education

  • University of MichiganA.B., 1884
  • Read law1888

Career

Private practice, Kansas City, Missouri, 1888-1897; Assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of Missouri, 1898-1905; U.S. attorney for the Western District of Missouri, 1905-1910

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