Frank Herbert Norcross
| Frank Herbert Norcross | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the District of Nevada | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Position: | Seat #1 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Calvin Coolidge |
| Active: | 4/17/1928 - 4/30/1945 |
| Senior: | 4/30/1945 - 11/4/1952 |
| Preceded by: | Edward Silsby Farrington |
| Succeeded by: | Roger T. Foley |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1869 |
| Deceased: | 1952 |
| Bachelors: | University of Nevada (1891) |
| Law School: | Georgetown University Law School (1894) |
Frank Herbert Norcross (1869-1952) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Nevada.
He was nominated by President Calvin Coolidge on April 2, 1928 to replace Edward Silsby Farrington. He was confirmed by the Senate on April 17th, and received commission that same day. On April 30, 1945, he assumed senior status.[1] He served until his death on November 4, 1952.
Early life and education
- University of Nevada, A.B., 1891
- Georgetown University Law School, LL.B., 1894
Professional career
- District attorney, Washoe County, Nevada, 1895-1897
- Member, Nevada General Assembly, 1897-1899
- Private practice, Reno, Nevada, 1899-1904
- Justice, Supreme Court of Nevada, 1904-1916
- Chief justice, 1909-1911, 1915-1916
- Private practice, Reno, Nevada, 1917-1928
External links
- Biography at the Federal Judicial Center
References
- ↑ Biography at the Federal Judicial Center
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Edward Silsby Farrington |
District of Nevada 1928–1945 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Roger T. Foley |
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| 1923 | |||
| 1924 |
Boynton • Davis • Dawkins, Sr. • Graham • Hand • Jones • Kennamer • Kerrigan • Martin • McCormick • Moorman • Pray • Young | ||
| 1925 |
A. Anderson • H. Anderson • Baltzell • Beattie • Booth • Burns • Clark • Dawson • Foster • Henning • Hough • Johnson • McCamant • Meekins • Molyneaux • Moorman • Moscowitz • Otis • Parker • Raymond • Sanborn • Slick • St. Sure • Stone • Thacher • Van Valkenburgh | ||
| 1926 | |||
| 1927 |
Adler • Bryant • F. Coleman • W. Coleman • Hand • Hayes • Kirkpatrick • Letts • McNary • Moinet • Northcott • Tilson • Wham | ||
| 1928 |
Borah • Burrows • Cline • Cotteral • Deaver • Dewey • Gordon • Green • Hahn • Hickenlooper • Hicks • Louderback • Martineau • McCarthy • McDermott • McVicar • Norcross • Sinnott • Taylor • Tilson • Vaught • West | ||
| 1929 |
Akerman • Chase • Cox • Fake • Garrett • Nevin • Ritter • Woodward | ||
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Robert C. Jones • James Mahan • Gloria M. Navarro • Miranda Du • Andrew Gordon | ||
| Senior judges |
Roger Hunt • Phil Pro • Kent Dawson • Lloyd George • Larry Hicks • Edward Reed • Howard McKibben • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Valerie Cooke • Robert McQuaid, Jr. • George Foley • Peggy Leen • Vincent Ferenbach • Carl Hoffman • William Cobb • Nancy J. Koppe • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Alexander White Baldwin • Edgar Winters Hillyer • George Myron Sabin • Thomas Porter Hawley • Edward Silsby Farrington • Brian Sandoval • Frank Herbert Norcross • Johnnie Rawlinson • Harry Claiborne • Roger Foley • Roger T. Foley • David Hagen • Bruce Thompson • John Rolly Ross • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Roger Hunt • Phil Pro • Lloyd George • Edward Reed • Howard McKibben • Harry Claiborne • Roger Foley • Roger T. Foley • John Rolly Ross • | ||
