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Florence Ellinwood Allen

Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Florence Ellinwood Allen served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt and confirmed Mar 15, 1934.

Appointed by
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Confirmed
Mar 15, 1934
Born
1884

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth CircuitFranklin D. Roosevelt · Mar 15, 1934 – Sep 12, 1966

Education

  • Western Reserve University (now Case Western Reserve University)B.A., 1904
  • Western Reserve University (now Case Western Reserve University)M.A., 1908
  • New York University School of LawLL.B., 1913

Career

Private practice, Cleveland, Ohio, 1914-1919; Assistant prosecutor, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 1919-1920; Judge, Cuyahoga County [Ohio] Court of Common Pleas, 1920-1922; Justice, Supreme Court of Ohio, 1922-1934; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1958

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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.

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