Homer Bone

Homer Bone
Bone in 1939
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In office
January 1, 1956 – March 11, 1970
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In office
April 1, 1944 – January 1, 1956
Appointed byFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byBert E. Haney
Succeeded byFrederick George Hamley
United States Senator
from Washington
In office
March 4, 1933 – November 13, 1944
Preceded byElijah S. Grammer
Succeeded byWarren Magnuson
Personal details
Born
Homer Truett Bone

(1883-01-25)January 25, 1883
Franklin, Indiana, U.S.
DiedMarch 11, 1970(1970-03-11) (aged 87)
Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
Resting placeOakwood Cemetery
Political partySocialist
Farmer–Labor
Republican
Democratic
EducationTacoma Law School

Homer Truett Bone (January 25, 1883 – March 11, 1970) was an American attorney and politician in Washington state, where he settled in Tacoma as a youth with his family from Indiana. He ran as a candidate for a variety of parties and was elected to the State House. In 1932, he was elected as a Democrat as United States Senator from Washington, and re-elected to a second term.

In 1944 Bone was appointed as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He served until his death, the last years in senior status.