Federal service record

Fred Dickinson Letts

Latest appointment on record: Associate Justice, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia). Born 1875 · Died 1965 (per the source below).

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Service

Appointments and dates

Associate Justice, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia) February 20, 1932 – January 19, 1965

Appointed by: Herbert Hoover
Recess appointment: May 5, 1931
Nominated: December 15, 1931
Confirmed by the Senate: February 17, 1932
Commissioned: February 20, 1932
Took senior status: May 31, 1961
Senate vote: Voice vote
Service ended: Death

Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges →

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