John Forrest Dillon

1831–1914 · Northampton, Montgomery County, NY

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. Circuit Courts for the Eighth CircuitJudgeUlysses Grant (Republican)Dec 22, 1869Resignation, Sep 1, 1879

Education

  • University of Iowa, M.D., 1850
  • Read law, 1852

Professional Career

Private practice, Davenport, Iowa, 1852-1853; County attorney, Scott County, Iowa, 1853-1858; Judge, Iowa District Court, Seventh Judicial District, 1858-1862; Justice, Iowa Supreme Court, 1862-1868; Professor of law, Columbia University, 1879-1882; Private practice, New York City, 1882-1914; Storrs professor of law, Yale University, 1891-1892

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