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Curtis Dwight Wilbur
Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Curtis Dwight Wilbur served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Appointed by Herbert Hoover and confirmed May 2, 1929.
- Appointed by
- Herbert Hoover
- Confirmed
- May 2, 1929
- Born
- 1867
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitHerbert Hoover · May 2, 1929 – Sep 8, 1954
Education
- U.S. Naval AcademyB.S., 1888
- Read law1890
Career
Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1890-; Chief deputy district attorney, Los Angeles County, California, 1899-1903; Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, 1903-1918; Justice, Supreme Court of California, 1918-1924; chief justice, 1922-1924; Secretary of the Navy, 1924-1929; Member, Conference of Senior Circuit Judges (now Judicial Conference of the United States), 1931-1944
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