Charles Prentiss Orr
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Education and career
Born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, Orr received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Hamilton College in 1879 and read law to enter the bar in 1881. He was in private practice in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1886 to 1909.[1]
Federal judicial service
On March 25, 1909, Orr was nominated by President William Howard Taft to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania created by 35 Stat. 656. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 8, 1909, and received his commission the same day. Orr served in that capacity until his death on May 16, 1922,[1] at his home in Pittsburgh.[2]
References
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Sources
- Charles Prentiss Orr at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.Template:WikidataCheck
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- 1858 births
- 1922 deaths
- People from Pittsburgh
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
- United States district court judges appointed by William Howard Taft
- United States federal judges admitted to the practice of law by reading law