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The Historical Society of the United States Courts in the Eighth Circuit

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120 Years of Judicial Legacy
Iowa's Eighth Circuit Judges 1869-1989

This exhibit, featured at the 2018 Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference in Des Moines, honors Iowa's Eighth Circuit judges who have passed away: John F. Dillon (1869-1879), George W. McCrary (1879-1884), Walter I. Smith (1911-1922), William S. Kenyon (1922-1933), Seth Thomas (1935-1962), Martin D. Van Oosterhout (1954-1979), Roy L. Stephenson (1971-1982), and George G. Fagg (1982-2015).

The display profiles each judge, outlines the succession of the court of appeals seat traditionally allotted to Iowa, and provides a brief historical background of the evolution of the U.S. Circuit Courts for the Eighth Circuit to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

Click on each panel of display for larger view.
120 Years of Judicial Legacy: Iowa's Eighth Circuit Judges 1869-1989, Introduction    120 Years of Judicial Legacy: Iowa's Eighth Circuit Judges 1869-1989, Dillon and MrCrary    120 Years of Judicial Legacy: Iowa's Eighth Circuit Judges 1869-1989, Smith and Kenyon    120 Years of Judicial Legacy: Iowa's Eighth Circuit Judges 1869-1989, Thomas and Van Oosterhout    120 Years of Judicial Legacy: Iowa's Eighth Circuit Judges 1869-1989, Stephenson and Fagg

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