Curtis Dwight Wilbur
Personal
Birthday:
5/10/1867
Birthplace:
Boonesboro, IA
Date of Death:
9/8/1954
Place of Death:
Palo Alto, CA
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1890-
Chief deputy district attorney, Los Angeles County, California, 1899-1903
Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, 1903-1918
Justice, Supreme Court of California, 1918-1924; chief justice, 1922-1924
Secretary of the Navy, 1924-1929
Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, March 1, 1929; no Senate vote
Education
Name of School:
U.S. Naval Academy
Degree:
B.S.
Degree Year:
1888
Name of School - Second:
Read law
Degree Year - Second:
1890 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Court Name:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
President Nominating:
Herbert Hoover
Party Affiliation of President:
Republican
Commission Date:
5/2/1929
Retirement from Active Service:
5/10/1945
Termination Date:
9/8/1954
Termination Reason:
Death