Walter Garrett Riddick
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Walter Garrett Riddick (September 13, 1883 – July 31, 1953) was a
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of the
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.


Education and career

Born in Gainesville,
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, Riddick attended
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and received a
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from the
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in 1908. He was an attorney for the Missouri Pacific Railroad from 1908 to 1913. He was in private practice in
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, Arkansas from 1913 to 1942.


Federal judicial service

Riddick was nominated by President
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on December 1, 1941, to the
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, to a new seat created by 54 Stat. 219. He was confirmed by the
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on December 16, 1941, and received his commission on December 19, 1941. Riddick served in that capacity until his death on July 31, 1953.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Riddick, Walter Garrett 1883 births 1953 deaths Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit United States court of appeals judges appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt 20th-century American judges University of Arkansas School of Law alumni