Curtis Dwight Wilbur

Judge Curtis Dwight Wilbur

Personal

Birthday:

5/10/1867

Birthplace:

Boonesboro, IA

Date of Death:

9/8/1954

Place of Death:

Palo Alto, CA

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1890-
Chief deputy district attorney, Los Angeles County, California, 1899-1903
Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, 1903-1918
Justice, Supreme Court of California, 1918-1924; chief justice, 1922-1924
Secretary of the Navy, 1924-1929

Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, March 1, 1929; no Senate vote

Education

Name of School:

U.S. Naval Academy

Degree:

B.S.

Degree Year:

1888

Name of School - Second:

Read law

Degree Year - Second:

1890

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Court Name:

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

President Nominating:

Herbert Hoover

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

5/2/1929

Retirement from Active Service:

5/10/1945

Termination Date:

9/8/1954

Termination Reason:

Death