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Monroe Friedman
Monroe Mark Friedman (1895-1978) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
Friedman received a recess appointment from President Harry Truman on July 17, 1952, to a seat vacated by Herbert Erskine; he was nominated on January 9, 1953. His nomination was not confirmed by the Senate. Friedman was succeeded in this position by Oliver Hamlin.
Early life and education
- University of California, Berkeley, A.B., 1916
- University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, LL.B., 1920
Professional career
- Private practice, Alameda County, CA, 1920-1952, 1953-1959
- Chairman, Hearing Board, Bay Area Air Pollution District, CA, 1957-1959
- Presiding judge, Superior Court of California, Alameda County, CA, 1959-1971
- Senior judge, Superior Court of California, Alameda County, CA, 1971-1975
Judicial career
Northern District of California
Friedman received a recess appointment from President Harry Truman on July 17, 1952, to a seat vacated by Herbert Erskine;[1] he was nominated on January 9, 1953. His nomination was not confirmed by the Senate. Friedman was succeeded in this position by Oliver Hamlin.
External links
- Biography at the Federal Judicial Center
Footnotes
- ↑ Biography at the Federal Judicial Center
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Herbert Erskine |
Northern District of California 1953–1953 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Oliver Hamlin
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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 | |||
