Kimbrough Stone
Kimbrough Stone | |
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Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | |
In office May 15, 1947 – February 27, 1958 | |
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | |
In office December 21, 1916 – May 15, 1947 | |
Appointed by | Woodrow Wilson |
Preceded by | Elmer Bragg Adams |
Succeeded by | John Caskie Collet |
Personal details | |
Born | Kimbrough Stone January 15, 1875 Nevada, Missouri |
Died | February 27, 1958 | (aged 83)
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Education | University of Missouri (LittB) Harvard Law School read law |
Kimbrough Stone (January 15, 1875 – February 27, 1958) was a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
Education and career
Stone was born on January 15, 1875 in Nevada, Missouri to Louise and William J. Stone,[1] Stone received a Bachelor of Letters degree from the University of Missouri in 1895 and attended Harvard Law School, though he read law to enter the bar in 1898. He was in private practice in St. Louis, Missouri from 1898 to 1913. He was a Circuit Judge for the 16th Circuit of Missouri from 1913 to 1917.[2]
Federal judicial service
On December 19, 1916, Stone was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit vacated by Judge Elmer Bragg Adams. Stone was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 21, 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 1927 to 1947. He assumed senior status on May 15, 1947, serving in that capacity until his death on February 27, 1958.[2]
References
- ^ "C0005 Stone, Kimbrough (1875-1958), Papers, 1897-1958" (PDF). The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ^ a b Kimbrough Stone at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
Sources
- Kimbrough Stone at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- 1875 births
- 1958 deaths
- Harvard Law School alumni
- Missouri state court judges
- Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
- United States court of appeals judges appointed by Woodrow Wilson
- 20th-century American judges
- United States federal judges admitted to the practice of law by reading law