Samuel Jordan Graham
Personal
Birthday:
7/27/1859
Birthplace:
Lexington, VA
Date of Death:
1/20/1951
Place of Death:
Roanoke, VA
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Private practice, Lexington, Virginia, 1881-1890
Private practice, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1890-1913
Assistant attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1913-1919
Education
Name of School:
Washington and Lee University
Name of School - Second:
Washington and Lee University School of Law
Washington and Lee University's School of Law was one of just 12 of the nation's top 30 law schools to post black enrollment gains over the past decade, and one of four with gains exceeding 15 percent, with an increase of 33% from 1997 to 2006.
Degree Year - Second:
1881 Judicial Career
Court Name:
Court of Claims
Court Name:
United States Court of Federal Claims
President Nominating:
Woodrow Wilson
Party Affiliation of President:
Democratic
Commission Date:
7/28/1919
Retirement from Active Service:
5/1/1930
Termination Date:
1/20/1951
Termination Reason:
Death