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Wallace McCamant

Wallace McCamant

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Born 1867 in Hollidaysburg, PA

Died 1944

FJC ID: 1522

Wallace McCamant (September 22, 1867 – December 17, 1944) was an American jurist in Oregon. A Pennsylvania native, he served as the 46th justice of the Oregon Supreme Court from 1917 to 1918. Later he served briefly as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. As a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1920, McCamant surprised the GOP leadership by placing the name of Calvin Coolidge into nomination for Vice-President. Coolidge would become the 30th President of the United States upon the death of President Harding in 1923.

Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Private practice, Portland, Oregon
    1890–present
  2. Supreme Court of Oregon
    Associate justice · 1917–1918
  3. U.S. District Court, District of Oregon
    Master in chancery · 1904–1917
  4. Private practice, Portland, Oregon

Appointments

  1. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
    1925–1926 · Appointed by Calvin Coolidge (Republican)
    Term ended: Recess Appointment-Not Confirmed

Education

  1. Read law
    1890
  2. Lafayette College
    Ph.B. · 1888