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Mac Swinford

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky

Mac Swinford served on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt and confirmed Aug 20, 1937.

Appointed by
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Confirmed
Aug 20, 1937
Born
1899

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of KentuckyFranklin D. Roosevelt · Aug 20, 1937 – Feb 3, 1975
  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of KentuckyFranklin D. Roosevelt · Aug 20, 1937 – Feb 3, 1975

Education

  • University of Virginia
  • Read law1922
  • University of Virginia School of Law1925

Career

Private practice, Cynthiana, Kentucky, 1922-1933; State representative, Kentucky, 1926-1929; U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 1933-1937; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1966-1969

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

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