Frederick Landis Jr. (January 17, 1912 – March 1, 1990) was a

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of the

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Education and career

Born January 17, 1912, in Logansport,

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, Landis received an

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degree in 1932 from

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and a

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in 1934 from

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. He entered private practice in Logansport from 1935 to 1955. He was a Deputy Prosecutor for the Twenty-Ninth Judicial District in Indiana from 1935 to 1936. He was the Prosecutor for the Twenty-Ninth Judicial District from 1938 to 1940. He was a

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lieutenant from 1942 to 1946. He was a member of the

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from 1950 to 1952. He was member of the

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from 1952 to 1955. He was a Justice of the

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from 1955 to 1965.

Federal judicial service

Landis was nominated by President

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on October 6, 1965, to a seat on the

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vacated by Judge Charles Drummond Lawrence. He was confirmed by the

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on October 15, 1965, and received his commission on October 16, 1965. He was reassigned by

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to the

on November 1, 1980, to a new seat authorized by 94 Stat. 1727. He assumed

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on December 31, 1983. His service terminated on March 1, 1990, due to his death in

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, Indiana.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Landis, Frederick Jr. 1912 births 1990 deaths Judges of the United States Court of International Trade Indiana University Maurer School of Law alumni People from Carmel, Indiana Judges of the United States Customs Court United States federal judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson 20th-century American judges