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Edmund Waddill Jr.
Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Edmund Waddill Jr. served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Appointed by Warren G. Harding and confirmed Jun 2, 1921.
- Appointed by
- Warren G. Harding
- Confirmed
- Jun 2, 1921
- Born
- 1855
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of VirginiaWilliam McKinley · Mar 22, 1898 – Jun 9, 1921
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitWarren G. Harding · Jun 2, 1921 – Apr 9, 1931
Education
- University of Virginia
- Read law1877
Career
Private practice, Hanover County, Virginia, 1877-1878; Private practice, Richmond, Virginia, 1878-1880; Judge, Henrico County [Virginia] Court, 1880-1883; U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, 1883-1885; State delegate, Virginia, 1886-1889; Republican candidate for U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia, 1886; U.S. representative from Virginia, 1890-1891; Private practice, 1891-1908; Member, Conference of Senior Circuit Judges (now Judicial Conference of the United States), 1925-1930
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