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Paul John McCormick (April 23, 1879 – December 2, 1960) was a
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of the
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.


Education and career

Born in
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,
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, McCormick attended St. Ignatius College (now the
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) and
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 1900. He was in private practice in
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,
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from 1900 to 1905. He was an assistant district attorney of
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, California from 1905 to 1910, thereafter serving as a Judge of the
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until 1921, and as an Associate Justice of the District Court of Appeal of California from 1921 to 1924.


Federal judicial service

On February 7, 1924, McCormick was nominated by President
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to a seat on the
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vacated by Judge Oscar A. Trippet. McCormick was confirmed by the
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on February 11, 1924, and received his commission the same day. He served as Chief Judge from 1948 to 1951. He assumed senior status on September 1, 1951, serving in that capacity until his death on December 2, 1960.


Wickersham Commission

In 1929, President
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appointed McCormick as one of the eleven primary members of the
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on issues relating to law enforcement, criminal activity, police brutality, and Prohibition.Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment, Volume 1, edited by David Levinson, page 1708


See also

*
James Stuart McKnight James Stuart McKnight (November 15, 1884 – December 25, 1950) was a National Guard of the United States, National Guard officer who served in World War I, an attorney and a member of the City Council in Los Angeles, California, in 1931 and 1932 ...
, Los Angeles City Council member sentenced by McCormick


References


Sources

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Paul John McCormick
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Paul John McCormick
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