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Linton McGee Collins
Former judge · Court of Claims
Linton McGee Collins served on the Court of Claims. Appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson and confirmed Sep 17, 1964. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Lyndon B. Johnson
- Confirmed
- Sep 17, 1964
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1902
Appointments
- Judge, Court of ClaimsLyndon B. Johnson · Sep 17, 1964 – Apr 12, 1972
Education
- Mercer UniversityA.B., 1921
- Mercer UniversityM.A., 1922
Career
Teacher, Lanier High School, Macon, Georgia, 1922-1924; Teacher, Columbia [South Carolina] High School, 1924-1925; Private practice, Tampa, Florida, 1925-1926; Private practice, Miami, Florida, 1926-1933; Professor, University of Miami, 1930-1932; Personnel director and division administrator, National Recovery Administration, 1933-1935; U.S. Department of Justice, 1935-1944; first assistant to the deputy attorney general, 1935; special assistant to the Attorney General of the United States, 1935-1944; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1944-1964
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