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Peyton Gordon

Peyton Gordon

District of Columbia District Court

Born 1870 in Washington, DC

Died 1946 in Washington, DC

FJC ID: 891

Peyton Gordon (April 30, 1870 – September 17, 1946) was an Associate Justice of the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia.

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Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia
    1921–1928
  2. Private practice, Washington, D.C.
    1914–1917, 1918–1921
  3. JAG Department
    JAG Department
    U.S. Army · 1917–1918
  4. Special assistant to the Attorney General of the United States
    1907–1913
  5. U.S. Department of Justice
    U.S. Department of Justice
    Pardon attorney · 1904–1907
  6. District of Columbia
    District of Columbia
    Assistant U.S. attorney · 1891–1904

Appointments

  1. District of Columbia District Court
    U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia)
    1928–1946 · Appointed by Calvin Coolidge (Republican)
    Term ended: Death

Education

  1. Columbian University School of Law (now George Washington University Law School)
    LL.M. · 1891
  2. Columbian University School of Law (now George Washington University Law School)
    LL.B. · 1890