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Henry White Edgerton

Henry White Edgerton

District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals

Chief Judge — U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

Born 1888 in Rush Center, KS

Died 1970 in Washington, DC

FJC ID: 688

Henry White Edgerton (October 20, 1888 – February 23, 1970) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Judicial Conference of the United States
    Member · 1955–1958
  2. Cornell University
    Professor · 1928–1937
  3. U.S. Department of Justice
    U.S. Department of Justice
    Special assistant the attorney general · 1934–1935
  4. George Washington University
    Professor · 1921–1928
  5. Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts
    1915–1916, 1918–1921
  6. Cornell University Law School
    Professor · 1916–1918
  7. Private practice, St. Paul, Minnesota
    1914

Appointments

  1. District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals
    1937–1970 · Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
    Term ended: Death
  2. District of Columbia District Court
    1937–1970
    Term ended: ded

Education

  1. Harvard Law School
    LL.B. · 1914
  2. Cornell University
    A.B. · 1910