Walter Riddick

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Walter Garrett Riddick

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Prior offices
United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit

Personal
Birthplace
Arkansas

Walter Garrett Riddick (1883-1953) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit.

Riddick was nominated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on December 1, 1941, to a new seat created by 54 Stat. 219; he was confirmed by the Senate on December 16, 1941, and received commission on December 19. He served until his death on July 31, 1953.[1]

Education

  • Washington and Lee University
  • University of Arkansas, LL.B., 1908[1]

Professional career

  • Attorney, Missouri-Pacific Railroad, 1908-1913
  • Private practice, Little Rock, Arkansas, 1913-1942[1]

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by:
NA - new seat
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
1941–1953
Succeeded by:
Charles Joseph Vogel