Martin Ignatius Welsh (October 1, 1882 – January 4, 1953) was a

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of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.

Education and career

Born in San Jose,

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, Welsh read law to enter the bar in 1912. He was in private practice from 1912 to 1932, also serving as a deputy district attorney and a Superior Court judge of

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, California in 1914. He was a United States Commissioner for the United States District Court for the Northern District of California from 1914 to 1919. He served as a councilman on the

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from 1928 to 1929, and was Mayor of

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in 1929. He was a member of the Board of Education of Sacramento in 1931, and served as a Judge of the Superior Court of California County of Sacramento from 1932 to 1939.

Federal judicial service

On June 21, 1939, Welsh was nominated by President

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to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California created by 52 Stat. 584. He was confirmed by the

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on July 11, 1939, and received his commission on July 14, 1939. He assumed

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due to a certified disability on January 1, 1947, serving in that capacity until his death on January 4, 1953.

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