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Howard Speakman
Howard C. Speakman (1892-1952) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Arizona.
Speakman was nominated by President Harry Truman on March 27, 1946, to a seat vacated by Albert Morris Sames; he was confirmed by the Senate on April 9, 1946, and received commission on April 13, 1946. He served the District of Arizona until his death on June 17, 1952. Speakman was succeeded in this position by James A. Walsh.
Early life and education
- University of Oklahoma, A.B., 1912
- University of Oklahoma College of Law, LL.B., 1915
Professional career
- Private practice, Oklahoma, 1915-1917
- U.S. Army, 1917-1919
- Private practice, Phoenix, Arizona, 1920-1930
- Deputy county attorney, Arizona
- Judge, Superior Court of Arizona, Division 3, 1930-1946
Judicial nominations and appointments
District of Arizona
Speakman was nominated by President Harry Truman on March 27, 1946, to a seat vacated by Albert Morris Sames;[1] he was confirmed by the Senate on April 9, 1946, and received commission on April 13, 1946. He served the District of Arizona until his death on June 17, 1952. Speakman was succeeded in this position by James A. Walsh.
External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
Footnotes
- ↑ Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Albert Morris Sames |
District of Arizona 1946–1952 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: James A. Walsh
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| 1945 |
Burton • Clark • Donovan • Gilliam • Gourley • Holtzoff • Koscinski • Madden • Mathes • Mellott • S. Miller • W. Miller • Mollison • O'Connell • Orr • Prettyman • Rice | ||
| 1946 |
Curran • Driver • Follmer • Harris • Kalodner • Kampf • Keech • Levin • Lynne • McGranery • Murphy • Rodney • Scarlett • Shelbourne • Speakman • Starr • Vinson • Weinberger | ||
| 1947 |
Bryan, Sr. • Christenberry • Clifford • Collet • Dooley • Harper • Howell • Johnson • Jones • Lemmon • Medina • Rayfiel • Ryan • Thomason | ||
| 1948 |
Harper • Henderson • Johnson • Kaufman • Proctor • Rao • Stephens • Tamm | ||
| 1949 |
Allred • Andrews • Bazelon • Borah • Burns • Carter • Clark • Clary • Conger • Connally • Duffy • Erskine • Fahy • Finnegan • Foley • Ford • Gibson • Grim • Hastie • Hatch • Hill • Hooper • Kaufman • Kirkland • Lindley • Matthews • McCarthy • McGohey • McLaughlin • Minton • Murray • Noonan • Pickett • Platt • Pope • Ritter • Russell • Solomon • Sugarman • Swaim • Switzer • Taylor • Tehan • Thornton • Warlick • Washington • Westover • Wright | ||
| 1950 |
Bastian • Byrne, Sr. • Carter • Knous • Marsh • Murphy • Simpson • Staley • Steckler • Strum • Wallace • Weinfeld • Whitehurst • Worley | ||
| 1951 |
Dimock • Edelstein • Hartigan • Hartshorne • Leahy • Lindberg • McNamee • Medina • Modarelli • Murphy • Perry • Rives • Sheehy • Sloan • Stewart • Thomas • Tolin • Youngdahl | ||
| 1952 | |||