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Scott Wilson
Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Scott Wilson served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Appointed by Herbert Hoover and confirmed Oct 2, 1929.
- Appointed by
- Herbert Hoover
- Confirmed
- Oct 2, 1929
- Born
- 1870
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First CircuitHerbert Hoover · Oct 2, 1929 – Oct 22, 1942
Education
- University of Pennsylvania
- Bates CollegeA.B., 1892
- Read law1895
Career
Private practice, Portland, Maine, 1895-1918; City solicitor, Deering, Maine, 1899; Assistant county attorney, Cumberland County, Maine, 1900-1902; City solicitor, Portland, Maine, 1902-1905; Attorney general, State of Maine, 1913-1914; Justice, Maine Supreme Judicial Court, 1918-1929; chief justice, 1925-1929; Member, Conference of Senior Circuit Judges (now Judicial Conference of the United States), 1939
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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.
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Capitol Receipts, “Judge Scott Wilson, Court of Appeals for the First Circuit,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/judge/j1389911/scott-wilson (accessed 2026-10-14).