George Emery Weller (August 24, 1857 – May 17, 1932) was a judge of the

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and a member of the

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Education and career

Born on August 24, 1857, in

Saint Paul Paul; grc, Παῦλος, translit=Paulos; cop, ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ; hbo, פאולוס השליח (previously called Saul of Tarsus;; ar, بولس الطرسوسي; grc, Σαῦλος Ταρσεύς, Saũlos Tarseús; tr, Tarsuslu Pavlus; ...

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, Weller received a

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in 1889 from

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. He entered private practice from 1889 to 1918 in

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, New York.

Federal Judicial Service

Weller was nominated by President

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on December 3, 1918, to a seat on the

vacated by

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. He was confirmed by the

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on January 3, 1919, and received his commission on January 6, 1919. Weller was reassigned by

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to the

on May 28, 1926, to a new Associate Justice seat (Judge seat from June 17, 1930) authorized by 44 Stat. 669. His service terminated on September 30, 1930, due to his retirement. He was succeeded by Judge David Hayes Kincheloe.

Death

Hayes died on May 17, 1932, in Atlantic City,

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Weller, George Emery 1857 births 1932 deaths Judges of the United States Customs Court People from Saint Paul, Minnesota Columbia Law School alumni Members of the Board of General Appraisers United States Article I federal judges appointed by Woodrow Wilson 20th-century American judges