Herbert Erskine
Herbert Wilson Erskine (1888-1951) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
Erskine was nominated by President Harry Truman on January 13, 1949, to a seat vacated by Adolphus Frederic St. Sure; he was confirmed by the Senate on February 25, 1949, and received commission on March 1, 1949. He served the Northern District of California until his death on March 18, 1951. Erskine was succeeded in this position by Monroe Friedman.
Early life and education
- University of California, Berkeley, A.B., 1908
- University of California, Berkeley, 1909
Professional career
- Private practice, San Francisco, California, 1909-1949
- Special counsel, California Toll Bridge Authority, 1939-1940
- California commissioner to Golden Gate International Exposition, 1939-1940
Judicial nominations and appointments
Northern District of California
Erskine was nominated by President Harry Truman on January 13, 1949, to a seat vacated by Adolphus Frederic St. Sure;[1] he was confirmed by the Senate on February 25, 1949, and received commission on March 1, 1949. He served the Northern District of California until his death on March 18, 1951. Erskine was succeeded in this position by Monroe Friedman.
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Footnotes
- ↑ Erskine's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Adolphus Frederic St. Sure |
Northern District of California 1949–1951 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Monroe Friedman
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| 1945 |
Burton • Clark • Donovan • Gilliam • Gourley • Holtzoff • Koscinski • Madden • Mathes • Mellott • S. Miller • W. Miller • Mollison • O'Connell • Orr • Prettyman • Rice | ||
| 1946 |
Curran • Driver • Follmer • Harris • Kalodner • Kampf • Keech • Levin • Lynne • McGranery • Murphy • Rodney • Scarlett • Shelbourne • Speakman • Starr • Vinson • Weinberger | ||
| 1947 |
Bryan, Sr. • Christenberry • Clifford • Collet • Dooley • Harper • Howell • Johnson • Jones • Lemmon • Medina • Rayfiel • Ryan • Thomason | ||
| 1948 |
Harper • Henderson • Johnson • Kaufman • Proctor • Rao • Stephens • Tamm | ||
| 1949 |
Allred • Andrews • Bazelon • Borah • Burns • Carter • Clark • Clary • Conger • Connally • Duffy • Erskine • Fahy • Finnegan • Foley • Ford • Gibson • Grim • Hastie • Hatch • Hill • Hooper • Kaufman • Kirkland • Lindley • Matthews • McCarthy • McGohey • McLaughlin • Minton • Murray • Noonan • Pickett • Platt • Pope • Ritter • Russell • Solomon • Sugarman • Swaim • Switzer • Taylor • Tehan • Thornton • Warlick • Washington • Westover • Wright | ||
| 1950 |
Bastian • Byrne, Sr. • Carter • Knous • Marsh • Murphy • Simpson • Staley • Steckler • Strum • Wallace • Weinfeld • Whitehurst • Worley | ||
| 1951 |
Dimock • Edelstein • Hartigan • Hartshorne • Leahy • Lindberg • McNamee • Medina • Modarelli • Murphy • Perry • Rives • Sheehy • Sloan • Stewart • Thomas • Tolin • Youngdahl | ||
| 1952 | |||
