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George Thomas McDermott

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

George Thomas McDermott served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Appointed by Herbert Hoover and confirmed Apr 29, 1929.

Appointed by
Herbert Hoover
Confirmed
Apr 29, 1929
Born
1886

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of KansasCalvin Coolidge · Jan 16, 1928 – Apr 30, 1929
  • Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth CircuitHerbert Hoover · Apr 29, 1929 – Jan 19, 1937

Education

  • University of ChicagoPh.B., 1908
  • University of Chicago Law SchoolJ.D., 1909

Career

Private practice, Topeka, Kansas, 1910-1917, 1919-1928; U.S. Army lieutenant, 1917-1919

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

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