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Samuel Jordan Graham

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Samuel Jordan Graham
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Prior offices:
U.S. Court of Claims
Years in office: 1930 - 1951

Years in office: 1919 - 1930
Personal
Birthplace
Lexington, VA

Samuel Jordan Graham (1859-1951) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Claims.

Graham was nominated to the Court of Claims by President Woodrow Wilson. He was commissioned on July 28, 1919. He assumed senior status on May 1, 1930 and served in that capacity until his death on January 20, 1951.[1]

Education

  • Washington and Lee University
  • Washington and Lee University School of Law

Professional career

  • Private practice, Lexington, Virginia, 1881-1890
  • Private practice, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1890-1913
  • Assistant attorney general of the United States, 1913-1919

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