Peyton Gordon
Associate Justice, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia [Supreme Court of the District of Columbia] Nominated by Calvin Coolidge on February 27, 1928; Confirmed by the Senate on March 29, 1928, and received commission on March 29, 1928. Assumed senior status on February 4, 1941. Service terminated on September 17, 1946, due to death.
Education:
Columbian University, LL.B., 1890
Columbian University, LL.M., 1891
Professional Career:
Assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, 1891-1904
Pardon attorney, 1904-1907
Special assistant to the U.S. attorney general, 1907-1913
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1914-1917
U.S. Army, JAG Corps, 1917-1918
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1918-1921
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1921-1928