Albert Lee Stephens Sr.

Albert Lee Stephens Sr.
Stephens in 1935
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In office
January 25, 1961 – January 15, 1965
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In office
July 3, 1957 – February 1, 1959
Preceded byWilliam Denman
Succeeded byWalter Lyndon Pope
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In office
June 18, 1937 – January 25, 1961
Appointed byFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded bySeat established by 50 Stat. 64
Succeeded byBen C. Duniway
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California
In office
August 24, 1935 – June 21, 1937
Appointed byFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded bySeat established by 49 Stat. 508
Succeeded byRalph E. Jenney
Presiding Justice of the California Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Two
In office
1933–1935
Appointed byGovernor James Rolph
Preceded byLewis R. Works
Succeeded byCharles S. Crail
Personal details
Born
Albert Lee Stephens

(1874-01-25)January 25, 1874
State Line City, Indiana
DiedJanuary 15, 1965(1965-01-15) (aged 90)
EducationUSC Gould School of Law (LLB)
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Albert Lee Stephens Sr. (January 25, 1874 – January 15, 1965) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit from 1937 to 1965. Prior to that, he was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California and the Presiding Justice of the California Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Two.