Josiah Alexander Van Orsdel
Josiah Alexander Van Orsdel | |
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| Associate Justice of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia | |
| In office November 14, 1907 – August 7, 1937 | |
| Appointed by | Theodore Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Louis E. McComas |
| Succeeded by | Justin Miller |
| Associate Justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court | |
| In office 1905–1906 | |
| Preceded by | Jesse Knight |
| Succeeded by | Richard H. Scott |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Josiah Alexander Van Orsdel November 17, 1860 read law |
Adams Morgan, Washington, D.C.
Josiah Alexander Van Orsdel (November 17, 1860 – August 7, 1937) was an
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
.
Education and career
Born on November 17, 1860, in
Attorney General of Wyoming from 1898 to 1905. He was an associate justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court from 1905 to 1906. He was a United States Assistant Attorney General for the United States Department of Justice from 1906 to 1907.[1]
Federal judicial service
Van Orsdel received a
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia from June 7, 1934, now the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit) vacated by Associate Justice Louis E. McComas. He was nominated to the same position by President Roosevelt on December 3, 1907. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 12, 1907, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on August 7, 1937, due to his death.[1]
References
- ^ a b Josiah Alexander Van Orsdel at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
Sources
- Josiah Alexander Van Orsdel at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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