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Alfred Lee Wyman
Alfred Lee Wyman (1874-1953) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota.
He was nominated by President Herbert Hoover on April 18, 1929 to a seat created by 45 Stat. 1317. He was confirmed by the Senate on May 10th of that year, and received commission that same day. He served on this court until his death on December 15, 1953.[1] Wyman was succeeded in this position by George Mickelson.
Early life and education
- Read law, 1896[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Yankton, South Dakota, 1896-1929 (intermittent)
- State's attorney, Yankton County, 1905-1908, 1915-1918
- City attorney, Yankton, 1909-1914
- Member, South Dakota House of Representatives, 1909
- Member, South Dakota State Senate, 1911
- Mayor, Yankton, South Dakota, 1914-1924[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
District of South Dakota
Wyman was nominated by President Herbert Hoover on April 18, 1929 to a seat created by 45 Stat. 1317. He was confirmed by the Senate on May 10th of that year, and received commission that same day. He served on this court until his death on December 15, 1953.[1] Wyman was succeeded in this position by George Mickelson.
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Alfred Lee Wyman's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
District of South Dakota 1929–1953 Seat #2T |
Succeeded by: George Mickelson
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| 1929 |
Avis • Byers • Caffey • Coxe, Jr. • Galston • Gardner • Glenn • Hopkins • Lenroot • Littleton • McDermott • Phillips • Sparks • Watson • Wheat • Wilbur • Wilson • Williams • Woolsey • Wyman | ||
| 1930 |
Adkins • Bryant • Cosgrave • Cox • Hincks • Hughes • Hutcheson • Luhring • Nields • Patterson • Roberts • Sibley • Thompson • Whaley • Wheat | ||
| 1931 |
Barnes • Chesnut • Evans • Fee • Groner • Hincks • Hitz • Hollzer • Kennamer • Kennerly • Kincheloe • Knight • Letts • McMillan • Morton • Nordbye • O'Brien • O'Donoghue • Paul, Jr. • Proctor • Sames • Sanborn • Sawtelle • Soper • Strum • Underwood • Way | ||
| 1932 |
Briggle • Cardozo • Dallinger • Forman • Johnson • Joyce • McLellan • Simons • Welsh | ||
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| Active judges | |||
| Senior judges |
Karen Schreier • Charles Kornmann • Lawrence Piersol • Jeffrey Viken • | ||
| Magistrate judges | William D. Gerdes • Veronica Duffy • Mark Moreno • Daneta Wollmann • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Andrew Bogue • John B. Jones • Donald Porter • John Emmett Carland • Alonzo Jay Edgerton • James Douglas Elliott • Alfred Lee Wyman • John Beck • George Mickelson • Fred Nichol • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Karen Schreier • Lawrence Piersol • Richard Battey • Andrew Bogue • John B. Jones • Donald Porter • John Beck • George Mickelson • Fred Nichol • Jeffrey Viken • | ||
