George Stewart Brown
Born 8/16/1871 · Died 11/11/1941
Judicial Career
- judCUSC5/28/1926 – 8/31/1941
Biography
American judge
George Stewart Brown (August 16, 1871 – November 11, 1941) was a judge of the United States Customs Court and a member of the Board of General Appraisers .
Education and career
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Born on August 16, 1871, in Baltimore , Maryland, Brown received an Artium Baccalaureus degree in 1893 from Johns Hopkins University . He received a Bachelor of Laws in 1895 from the University of Maryland School of Law . He worked in private practice in Baltimore from 1895 to 1913. He served as a member of the Baltimore City Council from 1899 to 1907.
Federal Judicial Service
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Brown was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson on October 16, 1913, to a seat on the Board of General Appraisers vacated by Roy Chamberlain . He was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 13, 1913, and received his commission on November 14, 1913. Brown was reassigned by operation of law to the United States Customs Court on May 28, 1926, to a new Associate Justice seat (Judge seat from June 17, 1930) authorized by 44 Stat. 669. He served as Presiding Judge from 1939 to 1940. His service terminated on August 31, 1941, due to his retirement. He was succeeded by Judge William Purington Cole Jr.
Death
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Brown died on November 11, 1941, in Baltimore.
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George Stewart Brown at the _Biographical Directory of Federal Judges _, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center .
Sources
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- George Stewart Brown at the _Biographical Directory of Federal Judges _, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center .
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