Scott Wilson (judge)
Scott Wilson | |
|---|---|
Attorney General of Maine | |
| In office 1913–1914 | |
| Governor | William T. Haines |
| Preceded by | William Robinson Pattangall |
| Succeeded by | William Robinson Pattangall |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 11, 1870 read law |
Scott Wilson (January 11, 1870 – October 22, 1942) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
Education and career
Born on January 11, 1870, in
Attorney General of Maine from 1913 to 1914. He was a justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court from 1918 to 1929, serving as chief justice from 1925 to 1929.[1]
Federal judicial service
Wilson was nominated by President
Charles Fletcher Johnson. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 2, 1929, and received his commission the same day. He was a member of the Conference of Senior Circuit Judges (now the Judicial Conference of the United States) in 1939. He assumed senior status on March 31, 1940. His service terminated on October 22, 1942, due to his death in Portland.[1]
See also
- List of Bates College people
- Herbert Hoover judicial appointments
References
- ^ a b c Scott Wilson at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ "The Supreme Judicial Court of the State of Maine, 1820 to 2009". Nathan & Henry B. Cleaves Law Library. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
Sources
- Scott Wilson at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.