Thurman Wesley Arnold

Judge Thurman Wesley Arnold

Personal

Birthday:

6/2/1891

Birthplace:

Laramie, WY

Date of Death:

Nov-69

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

U.S. Army lieutenant, field artillery, -1919
Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1914-1919
Private practice, Laramie, Wyoming, 1919-1927
State representative, Wyoming, 1921
Mayor, Laramie, Wyoming, 1923-1924
Lecturer, University of Wyoming, 1921-1926
Dean, West Virginia University College of Law, 1927-1930
Faculty, Yale University, 1930-1938; visiting professor, 1930-1931; professor of law, 1931-1938
Special assistant to general counsel, Agricultural Adjustment Administration, 1933
Assistant attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1938-1943
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1945-

Education

Name of School:

Princeton University

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1911

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:

3/11/1943

Termination Date:

7/9/1945

Termination Reason:

Resignation