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Frank A. Youmans

Arkansas Western District Court

Born 1860 in near Jefferson City, MO

Died 1932

FJC ID: 2672

Career output and lasting influence

Opinions attributed per year · peak 10/year

Arkansas Western District Court · 1911–1932191119201940196019802002100
opinions

Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 15/year

Arkansas Western District Court · 1911–1932191119201940196019802002150
citing decisions

Arkansas Western District Court · 1911–1932

Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.

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Frank A. Youmans (May 23, 1860 – April 11, 1932) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas.

Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Private practice, Fort Smith, Arkansas
    1886–1887, 1896–1911
  2. U.S. attorney for the Western District of Arkansas
    1887–1895

Appointments

  1. Arkansas Western District Court
    1911–1932 · Appointed by William H. Taft (Republican)
    Term ended: Death

Education

  1. Arkansas Industrial University (now University of Arkansas)
  2. University of Missouri
    Litt.B. · 1884