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Campbell E. Beaumont

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Campbell E. Beaumont
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California
In office
August 5, 1939 – November 19, 1954
Appointed byFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded bySeat established by 52 Stat. 584
Succeeded byGilbert H. Jertberg
Personal details
Born
Campbell Eben Beaumont

(1883-08-27)August 27, 1883
Mayfield, Kentucky
DiedNovember 19, 1954(1954-11-19) (aged 71)
EducationCumberland School of Law (LL.B.)

Campbell Eben Beaumont (August 27, 1883 – November 19, 1954) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.

Education and career

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Born in Mayfield, Kentucky, Beaumont was in the Kentucky National Guard from 1904 to 1906, and received a Bachelor of Laws from the Cumberland School of Law (then part of Cumberland University, now part of Samford University) in 1910. He was in private practice from 1912 to 1914, when he became a deputy district attorney of Fresno County, California, serving from 1914 to 1917. He was an assistant district attorney of Fresno County in 1917, and was the district attorney of that county from 1918 to 1921. He was a judge of the California Superior Court from 1921 to 1939.[1]

Federal judicial service

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On July 27, 1939, Beaumont was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of California created by 52 Stat. 584. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 1, 1939, and received his commission on August 5, 1939. Beaumont served in that capacity until his death on November 19, 1954.[1]

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Preceded by
Seat established by 52 Stat. 584
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California
1939–1954
Succeeded by