Curtis Dwight Wilbur

Biography of Curtis Dwight Wilbur

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Wilbur
• First Name: Curtis
• Middle Name: Dwight
• Date of Birth: May , 10 , 1867
• Place of Birth (POB): Boonesboro , Iowa (US-IA, IA, 19, Iowa, Ia., Ioa., IOA)
• Date of Death: September , 8 , 1954
• Place of Death (POD): Palo Alto , California (US-CA, CA, 06, CF, Calif., Ca., Cal.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Curtis Dwight Wilbur Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Court Type: United States Court of Appeals
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Herbert Hoover ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 04/18/1929
• New Seat
• Authorization legislation: 45 Stat. 1414
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 04/18/1929
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 04/29/1929
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 05/02/1929
• Commission Date: 05/02/1929
• Retirement from Active Service: 05/10/1945
• Date of Termination: 09/08/1954
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Curtis Dwight Wilbur in the Law School

• Name of School: U.S. Naval Academy
• Degree: Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
• Law Degree Year: 1888

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Read law
• Law Degree Year: 1890

Curtis Dwight Wilbur Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1890-
• Chief deputy district attorney, Los Angeles County, California, 1899-1903
• Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, 1903-1918
• Justice, Supreme Court of California, 1918-1924; chief justice, 1922-1924
• Secretary of the Navy, 1924-1929
• Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, March 1, 1929; no Senate vote

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