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William Edwin Orr

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1945

William Edwin Orr , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. William Edwin Orr (October 26, 1881 – October 7, 1965) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Education

  • University of Nevada, Reno
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Career

County clerk, Lincoln County, Nevada, 1906-1910; County treasurer, Lincoln County, Nevada, 1911-1912; District attorney, Lincoln County, Nevada, 1913-1918; Judge, Nevada District Court, Lincoln County, 1919-1939; Justice, Supreme Court of Nevada, 1939-1945; chief justice, 1943-1945

Biography

William Edwin Orr (October 26, 1881 – October 7, 1965) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

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