John Slater Partridge (June 22, 1870 – May 20, 1926) was a

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of the

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Education and career

Born in Susanville,

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, Partridge received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from the

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in 1892 and an

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degree from the same institution in 1894. He

read law Reading law was the primary method used in common law countries, particularly the United States, for people to prepare for and enter the legal profession before the advent of law schools. It consisted of an extended internship or apprenticeship un ...

to enter the bar in 1897, and was in private practice in

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, California from then until 1904. He was an assistant city attorney of San Francisco from 1904 to 1905, ran unsuccessfully for mayor against Eugene Schmitz among others, and returned to his private practice from 1906 to 1923.

Federal judicial service

On March 2, 1923, Partridge was nominated by President

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to a new seat on the

created by 42 Stat. 837. He was confirmed by the

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on March 3, 1923, and received his commission the same day. Partridge served in that capacity until his death on May 20, 1926.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Partridge, John Slater 1870 births 1926 deaths Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California United States district court judges appointed by Warren G. Harding United States federal judges admitted to the practice of law by reading law People from Susanville, California