Samuel Marion Driver

Samuel Marion Driver

Biography of Samuel Marion Driver

Biographic Details

  • Family Name (Surname): Driver
  • First Name: Samuel
  • Middle Name: Marion
  • Date of Birth: May , 22 , 1892
  • Place of Birth (POB): Wamic , Oregon (US-OR, OR, 41, Oreg., Ore., Or.)
  • Date of Death: September , 12 , 1958
  • Place of Death (POD): Woodland , California (US-CA, CA, 06, CF, Calif., Ca., Cal.)
  • Gender Identity: Male
  • Race or Ethnicity: White

Samuel Marion Driver Court Service Information

  • Court Name: United States District Court, Eastern District of Washington
  • Court Type: United States District Court
  • Appointment under the Presidency of: Harry S Truman ( Democratic )
  • Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 03/12/1946
  • Seat vacated by: Schwellenbach , Lewis B.
  • Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 03/12/1946
  • Committee action: Reported Without Recommendation
  • Committee action date: 04/08/1946
  • Senate voice vote?: Yes
  • Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 04/09/1946
  • Commission Date: 04/13/1946
  • Date of Service as Chief Judge (begin): 1948
  • Termination of Service as Chief Judge (Date): 1958
  • Date of Termination: 09/12/1958
  • Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Samuel Marion Driver in the Law School

  • Name of School: University of Washington School of Law
  • Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
  • Law Degree Year: 1916

Second Law School Attendance

  • Law Degree (Name of School): Georgetown College Law School (now Georgetown University Law Center)
  • Degree: Master of Laws (LL.M.)
  • Law Degree Year: 1926

Samuel Marion Driver Career Path

Employment:

  • Private practice, Waterville, Washington, 1916-1923
  • U.S. Army corporal, Ninety-First Division, 1918-1919
  • Prosecutor, Douglas County, Washington, 1922-1923
  • Secretary, U.S. Rep. Sam B. Hill, Washington, 1923-1926
  • Deputy prosecutor, Chelan County, Washington, 1926-1927
  • Private practice, Wenatchee, Washington, 1927-1937
  • Prosecutor, Chelan County, Washington, 1935-1937
  • U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, 1937-1940
  • Justice, Supreme Court of the State of Washington, 1940-1946
  • U.S. Army colonel, JAG Department, 1942-1946

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