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John Forrest Dillon
Judge, U.S. Circuit Courts for the Eighth Circuit · 1869
John Forrest Dillon , Judge, U.S. Circuit Courts for the Eighth Circuit. John Forrest Dillon (December 25, 1831 – May 6, 1914) was an American attorney in Iowa and New York, a justice of the Iowa Supreme Court and a United States circuit judge of the United States Circuit Court for the Eighth Circuit. He authored a highly influential treatise on the power of states over municipal governments.
Education
- University of IowaM.D., 1850
- Read law1852
Career
Private practice, Davenport, Iowa, 1852-1853; County attorney, Scott County, Iowa, 1853-1858; Judge, Iowa District Court, Seventh Judicial District, 1858-1862; Justice, Iowa Supreme Court, 1862-1868; Professor of law, Columbia University, 1879-1882; Private practice, New York City, 1882-1914; Storrs professor of law, Yale University, 1891-1892
Biography
John Forrest Dillon (December 25, 1831 – May 6, 1914) was an American attorney in Iowa and New York, a justice of the Iowa Supreme Court and a United States circuit judge of the United States Circuit Court for the Eighth Circuit. He authored a highly influential treatise on the power of states over municipal governments.
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