OVERVIEW:

FULL NAME:
Curtis Dwight Wilbur

BORN:
Born May 10, 1867;
Boonesboro, Iowa

DIED:
September 8, 1954;
Palo Alto, California

EDUCATION:
U.S. Naval Academy (BS, 1888)
Read law (1890)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Republican

HIGHLIGHTS:
1890:
Began Practicing Law in Los Angeles, California
1899-1903:
Chief Deputy District Attorney, Los Angeles County, California
1903-1918:
Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles
1918-1924:
Justice, Supreme Court of California
1922-1924:
Chief Justice, Supreme Court of California
1924-1929:
U.S. Secretary of the Navy
1929-1945:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
1931-1944:
Member, Conference of Senior Circuit Judges (now Judicial Conference of the United States)
1945-1954:
Senior Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

PORTRAIT:

RESOURCES:

Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
U.S. Naval Academy
UVA Miller Center
Wikipedia