Fred Dickinson Letts

Biography of Fred Dickinson Letts

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Letts
• First Name: Fred
• Middle Name: Dickinson
• Date of Birth: April , 26 , 1875
• Place of Birth (POB): Ainsworth , Iowa (US-IA, IA, 19, Iowa, Ia., Ioa., IOA)
• Date of Death: January , 19 , 1965
• Place of Death (POD): Washington , District of Columbia (US-DC, DC, 11, D.C., Wash. D.C.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Fred Dickinson Letts Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court for the District of Columbia [Supreme Court of the District of Columbia]
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Herbert Hoover ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 12/15/1931
• Judicial Recess Appointment date: 05/05/1931
• Seat vacated by: Stafford , Wendell Philips
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 12/15/1931
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 02/16/1932
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 02/17/1932
• Commission Date: 02/20/1932
• Date of Service as Chief Judge (begin): 1958
• Termination of Service as Chief Judge (Date): 1959
• Retirement from Active Service: 05/31/1961
• Date of Termination: 01/19/1965
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Fred Dickinson Letts in the Law School

• Name of School: Parsons College, Fairfield, Iowa
• Degree: Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
• Law Degree Year: 1897

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Columbia University

Third Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): University of Iowa College of Law
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws ( LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1899

Fred Dickinson Letts Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Davenport, Iowa, 1899-1911, 1912-1914
• Judge, Iowa District Court, Second Judicial District, 1911-1912, 1914-1925
• U.S. representative from Iowa, 1925-1931

Resources

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