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Edmund Waddill Jr.

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

Edmund Waddill Jr. served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Appointed by Warren G. Harding and confirmed Jun 2, 1921.

Appointed by
Warren G. Harding
Confirmed
Jun 2, 1921
Born
1855

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of VirginiaWilliam McKinley · Mar 22, 1898 – Jun 9, 1921
  • Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitWarren G. Harding · Jun 2, 1921 – Apr 9, 1931

Education

  • University of Virginia
  • Read law1877

Career

Private practice, Hanover County, Virginia, 1877-1878; Private practice, Richmond, Virginia, 1878-1880; Judge, Henrico County [Virginia] Court, 1880-1883; U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, 1883-1885; State delegate, Virginia, 1886-1889; Republican candidate for U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia, 1886; U.S. representative from Virginia, 1890-1891; Private practice, 1891-1908; Member, Conference of Senior Circuit Judges (now Judicial Conference of the United States), 1925-1930

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