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George Eddy Downey
Former judge · Court of Claims
George Eddy Downey served on the Court of Claims. Appointed by Woodrow Wilson and confirmed Jan 17, 1916.
- Appointed by
- Woodrow Wilson
- Confirmed
- Jan 17, 1916
- Born
- 1860
Appointments
- Judge, Court of ClaimsWoodrow Wilson · Jan 17, 1916 – May 24, 1926
Education
- Indiana Asbury University (now DePauw University)B.A., 1880
- Indiana Asbury University (now DePauw University)M.A., 1883
Career
Private practice, Rising Sun, Indiana, 1881-1882, 1884-1886; Editor, Franklin Democrat, Brookville, Indiana, 1882-1884; Private practice, Aurora, Indiana, 1886; Mayor, Aurora, Indiana, 1894-1902; Judge, Indiana Circuit Court, Seventh Judicial Circuit, 1903-1913; Comptroller, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1913-1915
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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.
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