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Seth Thomas

Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals

Born 1873 in McConnelsville, OH

Died 1962 in Sioux City, IA

FJC ID: 2366

Career output and lasting influence

Opinions attributed per year · peak 16/year

Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals · 1936–19621936194019601980200020202025160
opinions

Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 74/year

Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals · 1936–19621936194019601980200020202025740
citing decisions

Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals · 1936–1962

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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Seth Thomas (May 18, 1873 – February 2, 1962) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

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Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. U.S. Department of Agriculture
    Solicitor · 1933–1935
  2. Northern District of Iowa
    Northern District of Iowa
    Assistant U.S. attorney · 1914–1920
  3. Private practice, Fort Dodge, Iowa
    1910–1914
  4. Private practice, Fort Dodge, Iowa

Appointments

  1. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
    1936–1962 · Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
    Term ended: Death

Education

  1. University of Iowa College of Law
    University of Iowa College of Law
    LL.B. · 1910
  2. University of Iowa
    A.M. · 1906
  3. University of Iowa
    Ph.B. · 1904