Marion Charles Matthes (January 29, 1906 – November 30, 1980) was a

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of the

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Education and career

Born in

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, Matthes attended

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(now defunct), and read law in 1928 to enter the bar. He was in private practice in DeSoto and Hillsboro, Missouri from 1928 to 1955. He was deputy state finance commissioner in 1929, and was a city attorney for DeSoto from 1938 to 1940. In 1942, he was elected to the

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, where he served until 1950. He was a member of the Missouri State Highway Commission from 1954 to 1955. Matthes also lectured at the

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Federal judicial service

On February 19, 1958, Matthes was nominated by President

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to a seat on the

vacated by Judge

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. Matthes was confirmed by the

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on March 4, 1958, and received his commission on March 12, 1958. He served as Chief Judge from 1970 to 1973, assuming

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on July 14, 1973, and serving in that capacity until his death on November 30, 1980.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Matthes, Marion Charles 1906 births 1980 deaths Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit United States court of appeals judges appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower 20th-century American judges United States federal judges admitted to the practice of law by reading law People from De Soto, Missouri People from Hillsboro, Missouri Washington University in St. Louis faculty