Alfred Adams Wheat (June 13, 1867 – March 11, 1943) was an Associate Justice and Chief Justice of the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia.
Alfred Adams Wheat
District of Columbia District Court
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia)
Born 1867 in Nashua, NH
Died 1943 in Washington, DC
FJC ID: 2560
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
Special assistant to the Attorney General of the United States1922–1929- U.S. Department of JusticeActing solicitor general · 1929
- Private practice, New York City1893–1922
Appointments
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia)Chief Justice1930–1943 · Appointed by Herbert Hoover (Republican)Term ended: Death- 1929–1930 · Appointed by Herbert Hoover (Republican)Term ended: Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Education
- Columbian University School of Law (now George Washington University Law School)LL.B. · 1891
- Dartmouth CollegeA.B. · 1889