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Martin Ignatius Welsh

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

Martin Ignatius Welsh served on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt and confirmed Jul 11, 1939.

Appointed by
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Confirmed
Jul 11, 1939
Born
1882

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of CaliforniaFranklin D. Roosevelt · Jul 11, 1939 – Jan 4, 1953

Education

  • Read law1912

Career

Private practice, 1912-1932; Deputy district attorney, Sacramento County, California, 1914; Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento, 1914, 1932-1939; City councilman, Sacramento, California, 1928-1929; Mayor, Sacramento, California, 1929; Member, Sacramento [California] Board of Education, 1931

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

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