Milton Dwight Purdy

Judge Milton Dwight Purdy

Personal

Birthday:

11/3/1866

Birthplace:

Mogadore, OH

Date of Death:

2/11/1937

Place of Death:

Honohulu, HI

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Assistant city attorney, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1893-1897
Assistant county attorney, Hennepin County, Minnesota, 1897-1898
Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Minnesota, 1898-1901
U.S. attorney for the District of Minnesota, 1901-1902
U.S. Department of Justice, 1903-1908, 1922-1924; assistant attorney general, 1903-1905; assistant to the Attorney General of the United States, 1905-1908; special assistant to the Attorney General of the United States, 1922-1924
Judge, U.S. Court for China, 1924

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, April 23, 1908; no Senate vote
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, December 8, 1908; no Senate vote

Education

Name of School:

University of Minnesota

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1891

Name of School - Second:

University of Minnesota Law School

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Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1892

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of Minnesota

Court Name:

Minnesota District Court

President Nominating:

Theodore Roosevelt

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Termination Date:

3/3/1909

Termination Reason:

Recess Appointment-Not Confirmed

Court Name - Second:

U. S. District Court, District of Minnesota

Court Name - Second:

Minnesota District Court

Termination Date - Second:

5/1/1909

Termination Reason - Second:

Resignation