Samuel Jordan Graham

Judge Samuel Jordan Graham

Personal

Birthday:

7/27/1859

Birthplace:

Lexington, VA

Date of Death:

1/20/1951

Place of Death:

Roanoke, VA

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Lexington, Virginia, 1881-1890
Private practice, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1890-1913
Assistant attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1913-1919

Education

Name of School:

Washington and Lee University

Name of School - Second:

Washington and Lee University School of Law

Washington and Lee University's School of Law was one of just 12 of the nation's top 30 law schools to post black enrollment gains over the past decade, and one of four with gains exceeding 15 percent, with an increase of 33% from 1997 to 2006.

Degree Year - Second:

1881

Judicial Career

Court Name:

Court of Claims

Court Name:

United States Court of Federal Claims

President Nominating:

Woodrow Wilson

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

7/28/1919

Retirement from Active Service:

5/1/1930

Termination Date:

1/20/1951

Termination Reason:

Death