Benjamin Franklin Bledsoe

Judge Benjamin Franklin Bledsoe

Personal

Birthday:

2/8/1874

Birthplace:

San Bernardino, CA

Date of Death:

10/30/1938

Place of Death:

Crestline, CA

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, San Bernardino, California, 1896-1910
Judge, Superior Court of California, 1900-1914
Candidate for mayor of Los Angeles, California, 1925
Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1925-1938

Education

Name of School:

Stanford University

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1896

Name of School - Second:

Read law

Degree Year - Second:

1896

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Southern District of California

Court Name:

California Southern District Court

President Nominating:

Woodrow Wilson

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

10/16/1914

Termination Date:

3/24/1925

Termination Reason:

Resignation