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Edward Clayton Eicher

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Edward Clayton Eicher served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt and confirmed Jan 20, 1942.

Appointed by
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Confirmed
Jan 20, 1942
Born
1878

Appointments

  • Chief Justice, U.S. District Court for the District of ColumbiaFranklin D. Roosevelt · Jan 20, 1942 – Nov 30, 1944

Education

  • University of Chicago Law School
  • University of ChicagoPh.B., 1904

Career

Assistant registrar, University of Chicago, 1907-1909; Assistant attorney, Iowa District, C.B. & Q. Railroad Company, 1908-1918; Private practice, Washington, Iowa, 1918-1933; U.S. representative from Iowa, 1933-1939; Member, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1938-1942

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

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