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Richard Wilde Walker
Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Richard Wilde Walker served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Appointed by Woodrow Wilson and confirmed Oct 5, 1914.
- Appointed by
- Woodrow Wilson
- Confirmed
- Oct 5, 1914
- Born
- 1857
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitWoodrow Wilson · Oct 5, 1914 – Apr 10, 1936
Education
- Columbia Law School
- Washington and Lee University
- College of New Jersey (now Princeton University)A.B., 1877
- Read law1878
Career
Private practice, St. Louis, Missouri; Private practice, Albuquerque, New Mexico; Private practice, New York City; Private practice, Huntsville, Alabama; Justice, Supreme Court of Alabama, 1891-1892; State representative, Alabama, 1903; Presiding judge, Court of Appeals of Alabama, 1911-1914; Member, Conference of Senior Circuit Judges (now Judicial Conference of the United States), 1922-1929
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