Curtis Waller

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Curtis Waller

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Nonpartisan

Prior offices
United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida

United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida

United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit

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Bachelor's

Millsaps College, 1910

Absolvent

Mississippi College, 1908

Personal
Birthplace
Silver Creek, Miss.


Curtis Longino Waller (1887-1950) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, and the Northern and Southern Districts of Florida.[1] Waller died on July 11th, 1950.

Early life and education

  • Mississippi College, Ph.B., 1908
  • Millsaps College, LL.B., 1910[1]

Professional career

  • Private secretary to U.S. Rep. Pat Harrison, 1911
  • Private practice, St. Louis, Mississippi, 1914-1927
  • U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel, World War I
  • Member, Mississippi Legislature, 1924
  • Private practice, Tallahassee, Florida, 1930-1940
  • State's attorney, Florida, 1932
  • Member, Florida Legislature, 1933[1]

Judicial nominations and appointments

Fifth Circuit

Waller was nominated to the Fifth Circuit by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on February 18, 1943, to a new seat created by 56 Stat. 1050; he was confirmed by the Senate on March 9, 1943, and received commission on March 10th. He served until his death on July 11, 1950.[1]

Northern and Southern Districts of Florida

Waller was nominated simultaneously to both of these courts by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on June 11, 1940, to a new seat created by 54 Stat. 219; he was confirmed by the Senate on June 15, 1940, and received commission on June 19. He served the Northern and Southern Districts of Florida until he was elevated to the Fifth Circuit on March 12, 1943.[1] Waller was succeeded in this position by Dozier DeVane.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by:
NA-New Seat
Northern District of Florida
1940–1943
Seat #2
Succeeded by:
Dozier DeVane
Preceded by:
NA-New Seat
Southern District of Florida
1940–1943
Succeeded by:
Dozier DeVane
Preceded by:
NA-New Seat
Fifth Circuit
1943–1950
Succeeded by:
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