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George Boldt
George Hugo Boldt (1903-1984) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington.
Boldt was nominated by President Dwight Eisenhower on June 10, 1953, to a seat vacated by Charles Leavy; he was confirmed by the Senate on July 14, 1953, and received commission that same day. In 1971, he served as the chief judge. He assumed senior status on October 30, 1971. He served the Western District of Washington until his death on March 18, 1984.
Early life and education
- University of Montana, B.A., 1925
- University of Montana School of Law, LL.B., 1926
Professional career
- Private practice, Helena, Montana, 1926-1927
- Private practice, Seattle, Washington, 1928-1945
- U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel, 1942-1945
- State special deputy attorney general, Washington, 1940, 1946-1947
- Private practice, Tacoma, Washington, 1946-1953
- Special prosecuting attorney, Pierce County, Washington, 1948-1949
Judicial nominations and appointments
Western District of Washington
Boldt was nominated by President Dwight Eisenhower on June 10, 1953, to a seat vacated by Charles Leavy; he was confirmed by the Senate on July 14, 1953, and received commission that same day.[1] In 1971, he served as the chief judge. He assumed senior status on October 30, 1971. He served the Western District of Washington until his death on March 18, 1984. Boldt was succeeded in this position by Morell Sharp.
External links
- Boldt's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
Footnotes
- ↑ Boldt's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Charles Leavy |
Western District of Washington 1953–1971 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: Morell Sharp
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| 1953 |
Boldt • Bruchhausen • Cecil • Dawkins, Jr. • Grooms • Hamlin • Hoffman • Knoch • Schnackenberg • Warren • Willson | ||
| 1954 |
Aldrich • Anderson • Bastian • Bicks • Bootle • Boreman • Breitenstein • Brooks • Cecil • Chambers • Choate • Christensen • Connell • Danaher • Dawson • Day • Fee • Freeman • Halbert • Harlan • Hincks • Hoffman • Holder • Hunter • Ingraham • Laramore • Kent • Lemmon • Lord • McGarraghy • Mickelson • Miller • Palmieri • Parkinson • Rogers • Ross • Stewart • Taylor • Thomsen • Tuttle • Van Oosterhout • Vogel • Walsh • Whittaker • Wilson | ||
| 1955 |
Alger • Brown • Cameron • Clarke • Davies • Devitt • East • Estes • Grubb • Harlan • Jertberg • Jones • Lumbard • McIlvaine • Miller • Register • Sorg • Van Dusen • Waterman • Watkins • Wortendyke • Wright | ||
| 1956 |
Barnes • Bryan • Burger • Cashin • Hamley • Herlands • Johnson • Juergens • Kerr • Kraft • Levet • Lewis • Lieb • Mercer • Morgan • Rich • Rizley • Robinson • Smith • Sobeloff • Weick • Whittaker | ||
| 1957 |
Arraj • Breitenstein • Brennan • Egan • Gignoux • Grant • Hastings • Haynsworth • Hicklin • Jameson • Layton • Moore • O'Sullivan • Parkinson • Richardson • Sirica • Stanley • Thompson • Van Pelt • Weber • Whittaker • Wisdom • Zavatt | ||
| 1958 |
Beck • Burke • Carswell • Clayton • Hamlin • Henley • Jertberg • Knoch • Martin • Matthes • Miner • Morrill • Poos • Robson • Stanley • Steel • Stewart • Wollenberg | ||
| 1959 |
Aldrich • Bartels • Blackmun • Boreman • Butler • Castle • Cecil • Crocker • Dalton • Field • Fisher • Forman • Friendly • Hart • Henderson • Henley • Julian • Kalbfleisch • Kilkenny • Koelsch • Kunzel • MacMahon • Merrill • Metzner • Powell • Smith • Sweigert • Walsh • Weick • Weinman • Wood • Worley • Young | ||
| 1960 |
Caffrey • Chilson • Durfee • Hodge • Kaess • Lane • Lewis • Mishler • O'Sullivan • Paul • Smith • Stephenson • Tavares • Timbers | ||
