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Thomas Walter Swan

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

Thomas Walter Swan served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Appointed by Calvin Coolidge and confirmed Dec 22, 1926.

Appointed by
Calvin Coolidge
Confirmed
Dec 22, 1926
Born
1877

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second CircuitCalvin Coolidge · Dec 22, 1926 – Jul 13, 1975

Education

  • Yale UniversityA.B., 1900
  • Harvard Law SchoolLL.B., 1903

Career

Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1903-1916; Lecturer in law, University of Chicago, 1903-1904, 1908; Dean and professor of law, Yale Law School, 1916-1927; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1951-1953

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

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