William Henry Sawtelle (August 27, 1868 – December 17, 1934) was a

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of the

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and previously was a United States district judge of the

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Education and career

Born in Tuscumbia,

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, Sawtelle

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in 1886 and was in private practice of law in Tuscumbia from 1886 to 1903. He was a solicitor for the Alabama 8th Judicial Circuit from 1892 to 1898, and for the Alabama 11th Judicial Circuit from 1898 to 1903. He was in private practice in

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(State of

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from February 14, 1912) from 1903 to 1913.

Federal judicial service

Sawtelle was nominated by President

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on August 6, 1913, to a seat on the

vacated by Judge

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. He was confirmed by the

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on August 18, 1913, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on February 6, 1931, due to his elevation to the Ninth Circuit. Sawtelle was nominated by President

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on January 8, 1931, to a seat on the

vacated by Judge Frank Sigel Dietrich. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 22, 1931, and received his commission on January 29, 1931. His service terminated on December 17, 1934, due to his death of a fall down the stairs at his home in

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sawtelle, William Henry 1868 births 1934 deaths People from Tuscumbia, Alabama Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona United States district court judges appointed by Woodrow Wilson Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit United States court of appeals judges appointed by Herbert Hoover 20th-century American judges United States federal judges admitted to the practice of law by reading law

Education and career

Federal judicial service

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