Scott Wilson (January 11, 1870 – October 22, 1942) was a United States circuit judge of the

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Education and career

Born on January 11, 1870, in Falmouth,

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, Wilson attended the

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and then received an

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degree in 1892 from

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. He

read law Reading law was the 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 under th ...

in 1895, under the supervision of

Joseph W. Symonds Joseph White Symonds (September 2, 1840 – September 28, 1918), of Portland, Maine, was a justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court from October 16, 1878, to March 31, 1884. Born in Raymond, Maine, Symonods graduated from Bowdoin College in 18 ...

, and entered private practice in

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, Maine from 1895 to 1918. He was city solicitor of Deering, Maine in 1899. He was an assistant county attorney of Cumberland County, Maine from 1900 to 1902. He was city solicitor of Portland from 1902 to 1905. He was the

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from 1913 to 1914. He was a justice of the

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from 1918 to 1929, serving as chief justice from 1925 to 1929.

Federal judicial service

Wilson was nominated by President

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on September 9, 1929, to a seat on the

vacated by Judge Charles Fletcher Johnson. He was confirmed by the

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on October 2, 1929, and received his commission the same day. He was a member of the Conference of Senior Circuit Judges (now the

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) in 1939. He assumed

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on March 31, 1940. His service terminated on October 22, 1942, due to his death in Portland.

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Education and career

Federal judicial service

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