Frank H. Rudkin
Frank H. Rudkin | |
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 Justice Frank H. Rudkin on the 1910 Washington Supreme Court. | |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | |
| In office January 9, 1923 – May 3, 1931 | |
| Appointed by | Warren G. Harding |
| Preceded by | William W. Morrow |
| Succeeded by | Francis Arthur Garrecht |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington | |
| In office January 31, 1911 – January 17, 1923 | |
| Appointed by | William Howard Taft |
| Preceded by | Edward Whitson |
| Succeeded by | J. Stanley Webster |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Frank H. Rudkin April 23, 1864 Vernon Township, Ohio |
| Died | May 3, 1931 (aged 67) |
| Education | Washington and Lee University read law |
Frank H. Rudkin (April 23, 1864 – May 3, 1931) was a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and previously was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington.
Education and career
Born in Vernon Township,[1] Trumbull County, Ohio, Rudkin attended Washington and Lee University and read law in 1887 to enter the bar. He was in private practice in Ellensburg, Washington Territory (State of Washington from November 11, 1889) from 1887 to 1890, and in North Yakima (now Yakima), Washington from 1890 to 1901. He was a Judge of the Superior Court of Washington from 1901 to 1905, and of the Supreme Court of Washington from 1905 to 1911.[2]
Federal judicial service
Rudkin was nominated by President William Howard Taft on January 17, 1911, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington vacated by Judge Edward Whitson. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 31, 1911, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on January 17, 1923, due to his elevation to the Ninth Circuit.[2]
Rudkin was nominated by President Warren G. Harding on January 5, 1923, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit vacated by Judge William W. Morrow. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 9, 1923, and received his commission the same day. His service was terminated on May 3, 1931, due to his death from heart disease at St. Joseph's Hospital, San Francisco.[2][3]
References
- ^ Durham, Nelson Wayne (1912). History of the City of Spokane and Spokane County, Washington: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 267 – via Internet Archive.
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- ^ a b c Frank H. Rudkin at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ nytimes https://www.nytimes.com/1931/05/04/archives/judge-frank-rudkin-senior-federal-jurist-of-pacific-coast-circuit.html. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
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Sources
- Frank H. Rudkin at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- 1864 births
- 1931 deaths
- Washington (state) state court judges
- Justices of the Washington Supreme Court
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
- United States district court judges appointed by William Howard Taft
- 20th-century American judges
- Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- United States court of appeals judges appointed by Warren G. Harding
- United States federal judges admitted to the practice of law by reading law
- People from Trumbull County, Ohio
- Judges who died in office