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Nathan Philemon Bryan

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

Nathan Philemon Bryan served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Appointed by Woodrow Wilson and confirmed Apr 23, 1920.

Appointed by
Woodrow Wilson
Confirmed
Apr 23, 1920
Born
1872

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitWoodrow Wilson · Apr 23, 1920 – Aug 8, 1935

Education

  • Emory CollegeA.B., 1893
  • Washington and Lee University School of LawLL.B., 1895

Career

Private practice, Jacksonville, Florida, 1893-1911, 1917-1920; U.S. senator from Florida, 1911-1917; Member, Conference of Senior Circuit Judges (now Judicial Conference of the United States), 1930-1934

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

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