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Alfred Adams Wheat
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia)
Alfred Adams Wheat served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia). Appointed by Herbert Hoover and confirmed Jun 4, 1930.
- Appointed by
- Herbert Hoover
- Confirmed
- Jun 4, 1930
- Born
- 1867
Appointments
- Associate Justice, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia)Herbert Hoover · May 3, 1929 – Jun 7, 1930
- Chief Justice, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia)Herbert Hoover · Jun 4, 1930 – Mar 11, 1943
Education
- Dartmouth CollegeA.B., 1889
- Columbian University School of Law (now George Washington University Law School)LL.B., 1891
Career
Private practice, New York City, 1893-1922; Special assistant to the Attorney General of the United States, 1922-1929; Acting solicitor general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1929
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