John Forrest Dillon
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U.S. Circuit Courts for the 8th Circuit
John Forrest Dillon (1831-1914) was a federal judge on the United States Circuit Courts for the Eighth Circuit.
He was nominated by President Ulysses Grant on December 9, 1869. He was confirmed by the Senate on December 22, 1869, and received commission that same day. He resigned on September 1, 1879.
Education
- University of Iowa, M.D., 1850
- Read law, 1852
Professional career
- Private practice, Davenport, Iowa, 1852-1853
- County attorney, Scott County, Iowa, 1853-1858
- Judge, 7th Judicial Circuit of Iowa, 1858-1862
- Justice, Iowa Supreme Court, 1862-1868
- Professor of law, Columbia University, 1879-1882
- Private practice, New York City, 1882-1914
- Storrs professor of law, Yale University, 1891-1892
External links
- Biography (dead link) from the Federal Judicial Center.
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| 1869 |
Dillon • Drummond • Gresham • Hillyer • McKennan • Shepley • Woodruff • Woods | ||
| 1870 |
Blodgett • Bond • Bradley • Charles Daniel Drake • Emmons • Hopkins • Humphreys • Knowles • Longyear • MacArthur • Nixon • Sawyer • Strong • Winch | ||
| 1871 | Bradford • McKinney • Rives • Story • Swing | ||
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