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Paul John McCormick (April 23, 1879 – December 2, 1960) was a
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of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.


Education and career

Born in
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,
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, McCormick attended St. Ignatius College (now the
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) and
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to enter the bar in 1900. He was in private practice in
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,
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from 1900 to 1905. He was an assistant district attorney of
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, California from 1905 to 1910, thereafter serving as a Judge of the
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until 1921, and as an Associate Justice of the District Court of Appeal of California from 1921 to 1924.


Federal judicial service

On February 7, 1924, McCormick was nominated by President
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to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of California vacated by Judge Oscar A. Trippet. McCormick was confirmed by the
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on February 11, 1924, and received his commission the same day. He served as Chief Judge from 1948 to 1951. He assumed
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on September 1, 1951, serving in that capacity until his death on December 2, 1960.


Wickersham Commission

In 1929, President
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appointed McCormick as one of the eleven primary members of the
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on issues relating to law enforcement, criminal activity, police brutality, and Prohibition.Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment, Volume 1, edited by David Levinson, page 1708


See also

* James Stuart McKnight, Los Angeles City Council member sentenced by McCormick


References


Sources

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