Frank H. Rudkin (April 23, 1864 – May 3, 1931) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington.
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 30/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 64/year
Washington Eastern District Court · 1911–1923Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals · 1923–1931
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.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Supreme Court of the State of WashingtonJustice · 1905–1911
- Superior Court of the State of WashingtonJudge · 1901–1905
- Private practice, North Yakima, Washington1890–1901
- Private practice, Ellensburg, Washington1887–1890
Appointments
1923–1931 · Appointed by Warren G. Harding (Republican)Term ended: Death
1911–1923 · Appointed by William H. Taft (Republican)Term ended: Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Education
- Washington and Lee University
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