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Oliver Booth Dickinson
Oliver Booth Dickinson (1857-1939) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
He was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson on March 31, 1914 to a new seat created by 38 Stat. 283. He was confirmed by the Senate on April 28, 1914,[1] and received commission that same day. He served until his death on September 16, 1939. Dickinson was succeeded in this position by Guy Bard.
Early life and education
- Bucknell University, 1877
- Read law, 1878
- Bucknell University, A.M., 1903
Professional career
- Private practice, Chester, Pennsylvania, 1878-1914
Judicial career
Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Dickinson was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson on March 31, 1914 to a new seat created by 38 Stat. 283. He was confirmed by the Senate on April 28, 1914, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on September 16, 1939.[1] Dickinson was succeeded in this position by Guy Bard.
External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=616&cid=141&ctype=dc&instate=pa Biography] from the Federal Judicial Center
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Eastern District of Pennsylvania 1914–1939 Seat #3T |
Succeeded by: Guy Bard
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| 1913 |
Bingham • Brown • Call • Campbell • Dooling • Neterer • Rogers • Sawtelle • Sullivan • Thomas • Woods | ||
| 1914 |
Bledsoe • Booth • Clarke • Clayton • Covington • Dickinson • Haight • Hand • McCoy • McReynolds • Siddons • Thomson • Walker • Woolley | ||
| 1915 |
Downey • Howe • Lambdin • Trippet • Wade | ||
| 1916 |
Alschuler • Brandeis • Davis • Evans • Hay • Hitz • Hough • J. Johnson • T. Johnson • Manton • Stone • West • Woodrough | ||
| 1917 |
Adamson • Batts • Ervin • Evans • Jack • C. Johnson • Neblett • Smith • Smyth • Westenhaver | ||
| 1918 |
Anderson • Bailey • English • FitzHenry • Garvin • Holmes • Hutcheson • Knox • Manton • McCoy • Williams | ||
| 1919 |
Donahue • Faris • Graham • Haight • Lynch • Morris • Page • Peck • Sibley • Watkins • Webb • Weller • Wilson | ||
| 1920 | |||
