Oscar A. Trippet

Judge Oscar A. Trippet

Personal

Birthday:

3/6/1856

Birthplace:

Princeton, IN

Date of Death:

7/15/1923

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Princeton, Indiana, 1879-1887
State senator, Indiana, 1886
Private practice, San Diego, California, 1887-1901
Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1901-1915

Education

Name of School:

University of Virginia School of Law

Virginia is justly famous for its collegial environment that bonds students and faculty, and student satisfaction is consistently cited as among the highest in American law schools. Intellectual challenges are met in a spirit of cooperation. Small first-year sections promote individual inquiry while providing support and friendship. Students learn together, reading each other's work and freely sharing course outlines and other materials, confidently relying on the nation's oldest student-run Honor System to maintain the highest ethical standards.

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:

3/3/1915

Termination Date:

7/15/1923

Termination Reason:

Death