Henry White Edgerton

Judge Henry White Edgerton

Personal

Birthday:

10/20/1888

Birthplace:

Rush Center, KS

Date of Death:

2/23/1970

Place of Death:

Washington, DC

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1914
Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1915-1916, 1918-1921
Professor, Cornell University Law School, 1916-1918
Professor, George Washington University, 1921-1928
Professor, Cornell University, 1928-1937
Special assistant the attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1934-1935

Education

Name of School:

Cornell University

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1910

Name of School - Second:

Harvard Law School

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Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1914

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

Court Name:

District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals

President Nominating:

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

12/15/1937

Retirement from Active Service:

4/22/1963

Termination Date:

2/23/1970

Termination Reason:

Death