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John Clyde Bowen

John Clyde Bowen

Washington Western District Court

Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Born 1888 in Newbern, TN

Died 1978

FJC ID: 222

Career output and lasting influence

Opinions attributed per year · peak 3/year

Washington Western District Court · 1934–1978193419401960198020002020202530
opinions

Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 14/year

Washington Western District Court · 1934–19781934194019601980200020202025140
citing decisions

Washington Western District Court · 1934–1978

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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John Clyde Bowen (May 12, 1888 – April 27, 1978) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington.

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Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Private practice, Seattle, Washington
    1919–present
  2. Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Washington and Alaska
    Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Washington and Alaska
    Collector · 1933–1934
  3. Gov. Clarence D. Martin, Washington
    Legal advisor · 1933
  4. Washington
    State senator · 1931
  5. F.A.R.C.
    F.A.R.C.
    U.S. Army lieutenant · 1917–1918

Appointments

  1. Washington Western District Court
    U.S. District Court for the Western District of WashingtonChief Judge
    1934–1978 · Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
    Term ended: Death

Education

  1. Harvard Law School
    Harvard Law School
    LL.B. · 1916
  2. University of Tennessee
    B.A. · 1913