Marion De Vries (August 15, 1865 – September 11, 1939) was a

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from

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, a Member and President of the

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and an

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and later Presiding Judge of the

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Education and career

Born on August 15, 1865, on a ranch near

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, California, De Vries attended the public schools. He received a

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degree in 1886 from San Joaquin Valley College and a

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in 1888 from

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. He was admitted to the bar and entered private practice in Stockton, California from 1889 to 1900. He was an assistant district attorney for San Joaquin County from January 1893 to February 1897.

Congressional service

De Vries was elected as a

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to the

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of the 55th and

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es and served from March 4, 1897, to August 20, 1900, when he resigned to accept a federal judgeship.

Federal judicial service

De Vries received a

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from President

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on June 9, 1900, to a seat vacated by Joseph Biddle Wilkinson Jr. He was nominated to the same position by President McKinley on December 5, 1900. He was confirmed by the

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on December 10, 1900. He served as President from 1906 to 1910. His service terminated on April 2, 1910, due to his elevation to the United States Court of Customs Appeals. De Vries was nominated by President

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on March 9, 1910, to the

(later the

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), to a new Associate Judge seat authorized by 36 Stat. 11. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 30, 1910, and received his commission on March 30, 1910. His service terminated on June 28, 1921, due to his elevation to Presiding Judge of the same court. De Vries was nominated by President

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on June 23, 1921, to the Presiding Judge seat on the United States Court of Customs Appeals vacated by Presiding Judge Robert Morris Montgomery. He was confirmed by the Senate on June 28, 1921, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on October 31, 1922, due to his resignation.

Later career and death

After his resignation from the federal bench, De Vries returned to private practice in

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, and

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, from 1922 to 1939. He died on September 11, 1939, on his ranch near Woodbridge. He was interred in the family plot on the De Vries Ranch.

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