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John Clyde Bowen
John Clyde Bowen (1888-1978) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington.
He was nominated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on February 22, 1934, to replace Jeremiah Neterer. He was confirmed by the Senate on February 28th, and received commission on March 20th. From 1948 to 1959, he was the chief judge. On June 5, 1961, he assumed senior status and continued to serve in this capacity until his death on April 27, 1978. Bowen was succeeded in this position by William Beeks.
Early life and education
- University of Tennessee, B.A., 1913
- Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1916
Professional career
- U.S. Army Lieutenant, F.A.R.C., 1917-1918
- Private practice, Seattle, Washington, 1919-
- Member, Washington State Senate, 1931
- Legal adviser to the Governor, State of Washington, 1933
- Collector, Internal Revenue Service, Districts of Washington and Alaska, 1933-1934
Judicial nominations and appointments
Western District of Washington
Bowen was nominated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on February 22, 1934, to replace Jeremiah Neterer.[1] He was confirmed by the Senate on February 28th, and received commission on March 20th. From 1948 to 1959, he was the chief judge. On June 5, 1961, he assumed senior status and continued to serve in this capacity until his death on April 27, 1978. Bowen was succeeded in this position by William Beeks.
External links
- Bowen's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
Footnotes
- ↑ Bowen's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Jeremiah Neterer |
Western District of Washington 1934–1961 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: William Beeks
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| 1941 |
Bright • Byrnes • Eicher • Frank • Freed • Healey • Jackson • Leahy • Leavy • Lovett • Madden • McAllister • McGuire • Miller • Minton • Moore • Riddick • Rifkind • J. Smith • W. Smith • Stone • Timmerman • Vogel • Waring • Woodbury • Wyzanski | ||
| 1942 |
Brennan • Cole • Delehant • Ekwall • Goodman • Hall • Hannay • Keeling • Meaney | ||
| 1943 |
Arnold • Chandler • Clark • Duncan • Helvering • Hulen • Lawrence • Lee • McLaughlin • Mullins • Rutledge • Swygert • Waller | ||
| 1944 |
Bone • Connor • Graven • Hutcheson • Kennedy • LaBuy • O'Connell • Schweinhaut • Shaw | ||
| 1945 | |||
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: David G. Estudillo • John Chun • Tana Lin • Lauren King • Tiffany Cartwright • Kymberly Evanson • Jamal Whitehead | ||
| Senior judges |
Robert Lasnik • Robert Bryan • John Coughenour • Carolyn Dimmick • Richard Jones (Washington) • Thomas Zilly • Ben Settle • Barbara Rothstein • James Robart • Ricardo Martinez (Washington) • Marsha Pechman • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Brian Tsuchida • David Christel • Richard Creatura • Paula McCandlis • Theresa Fricke • Michelle Peterson • S. Kate Vaughan • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Ronald Leighton • Cornelius Holgate Hanford • Edward Cushman • George Donworth • Clinton Woodbury Howard • Jeremiah Neterer • Franklin Burgess • Walter McGovern • John Clyde Bowen • Lloyd Black • William Goodwin • William Lindberg • Jack Tanner • William Beeks • George Boldt • William Dwyer (Washington) • Charles Leavy • Morell Sharp • Donald Voorhees • Monica Benton • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Robert Lasnik • John Coughenour • Carolyn Dimmick • Ricardo Martinez (Washington) • Walter McGovern • John Clyde Bowen • William Goodwin • William Lindberg • William Beeks • George Boldt • | ||
