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 Artium Baccalaureus degree in 1892 from

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. 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 ...

in 1895, under the supervision of Joseph W. Symonds, 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

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, 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

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(now the

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) in 1939. He assumed senior status 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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