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Albert L. Reeves (December 21, 1873 – March 24, 1971) was a
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of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.


Education and career

Born in
Steelville Steelville is a city in Crawford County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,472 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Crawford County. Steelville is the hometown of Congressman Albert Reeves and Missouri State Representative J ...
,
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, Reeves received an
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degree from Steelville College in 1898 and
read law Reading law was the method used in common law countries, particularly the United States, for people to prepare for and enter the legal profession before the advent of law schools. It consisted of an extended internship or apprenticeship under the ...
in 1899. He entered private practice in Steelville in 1899, later moving his practice to
Kansas City The Kansas City metropolitan area is a bi-state metropolitan area anchored by Kansas City, Missouri. Its 14 counties straddle the border between the U.S. states of Missouri (9 counties) and Kansas (5 counties). With and a population of more ...
, Missouri. He was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from 1901 to 1902. He was counsel to the Missouri State Insurance Department from 1909 to 1913, and a member of the State Civil Service Commission in Kansas City from 1916 to 1917. He was a commissioner for the Supreme Court of Missouri from 1921 to 1923. He was also a lecturer at the Kansas City Dental College and at the
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(now the
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).


Federal judicial service

Reeves was nominated by President
Warren G. Harding Warren Gamaliel Harding (November 2, 1865 – August 2, 1923) was the 29th president of the United States, serving from 1921 until his death in 1923. A member of the Republican Party, he was one of the most popular sitting U.S. presidents. A ...
on January 16, 1923, to the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri, to a new seat authorized by 42 Stat. 837. He was confirmed by the
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on January 24, 1923, and received his commission the same day. He served as Chief Judge from 1948 to 1954. He assumed
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on February 2, 1954. His service terminated on March 24, 1971, due to his death in
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,
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.


See also

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List of United States federal judges by longevity of service This is a list of Article III United States federal judges by longevity of service. The judges on the lists below were presidential appointees who have been confirmed by the Senate, and who served on the federal bench for over 40 years. It includ ...


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Reeves, Albert L. 1873 births 1971 deaths People from Crawford County, Missouri Members of the Missouri House of Representatives Judges of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri United States district court judges appointed by Warren G. Harding 20th-century American judges United States federal judges admitted to the practice of law by reading law