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Evan Alfred Evans
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
In office
May 10, 1916 – July 7, 1948
Appointed byWoodrow Wilson
Preceded byWilliam Henry Seaman
Succeeded byF. Ryan Duffy
Personal details
Born
Evan Alfred Evans

(1876-03-19)March 19, 1876
Spring Green, Wisconsin
DiedJuly 7, 1948(1948-07-07) (aged 72)
EducationUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison (B.A.)
University of Wisconsin Law School (LL.B.)

Evan Alfred Evans (March 19, 1876 – July 7, 1948) was a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

Education and career

Born in Spring Green, Wisconsin, Evans received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1897 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1899. He then practiced law in Baraboo, Wisconsin from 1900 to 1916.[1]

Federal judicial service

Evans was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson on May 1, 1916, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit vacated by Judge William Henry Seaman. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 10, 1916, 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) from 1935 to 1947. His service terminated on July 7, 1948, due to his death.[1] He was the last appeals court judge who continued to serve in active service appointed by President Wilson.

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Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
1916–1948
Succeeded by