Herbert Wilson Erskine

Herbert Wilson Erskine (August 27, 1888 – March 18, 1951) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California .

Contents

• 1 Education and career

• 2 Federal judicial service

• 3 References

• 4 Sources

Education and career

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Born in San Francisco , California , Erskine received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1908 and was in private practice in San Francisco from 1909 to 1949. He was special counsel for the California Toll Bridge Authority from 1939 to 1940. He was a California commissioner to the Golden Gate International Exposition from 1939 to 1940.

Federal judicial service

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On January 13, 1949, Erskine was nominated by President Harry S. Truman to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California vacated by Judge Adolphus Frederic St. Sure . Erskine was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 25, 1949, and received his commission on March 1, 1949. Erskine served in that capacity until his death, just over two years later on March 18, 1951.

References

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 [Herbert Wilson Erskine](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1380511)
 at the _[Biographical Directory of Federal Judges](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biographical_Directory_of_Federal_Judges "Biographical Directory of Federal Judges")
_, a publication of the [Federal Judicial Center](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Judicial_Center "Federal Judicial Center")
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Sources

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• Herbert Wilson Erskine at the _Biographical Directory of Federal Judges _, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center .

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