Cobb, James A. (James Adlai), 1876-1958
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1899:
Received Bachelor of Laws degree from the Howard University. -
1900:
Received Master of Laws degree from the Howard University. Began law practice in Washington, D.C. -
1907:
Appointed special assistant to the Department of Justice -
1915:
Returned to private practice. -
1916:
Joined the Howard University Law School faculty -
1917:
Appointed to the Supreme Court of the U.S. on a motion by Robert H. Terrell -
1923 -29 :Served as Vice Dean of the Howard University Law School -
1926:
Appointed Judge of the Municipal Court for the District of Columbia -
1935:
Term as Municipal Court Judge expired and he was not -
1938:
Resigned from the Howard University faculty -
1955:
Received the Howard University Alumni Achievement Award for distinguished post- graduate Service in the field of law. -
1958:
October 14, died in Washington, D.C.
James A. Cobb, was a prominent Washington D.C. lawyer.
From the guide to the James Adlai Cobb Papers, 1897-1958, (Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University)
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| referencedIn | Hayes, George E. C. (George Edward Chalmers), 1894-1968. George E.C. Hayes papers, 1922-1956 (bulk 1947-1956). | Historical Society of Washington, D.C. | |
| referencedIn | Arthur B. Spingarn Papers, 1850-1970, (bulk 1920-1955) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| creatorOf | James Adlai Cobb Papers, 1897-1958 | Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University | |
| referencedIn | Scott, Emmett J. (Emmett Jay), 1873-1957. Emmett J. Scott collection, 1916-1951. | Morgan State University | |
| referencedIn | Spingarn, Arthur B. (Arthur Barnett), 1878-1971. Papers, 1850-1967 (bulk 1920-1955). | Library of Congress |
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| associatedWith | Hayes, George E. C. (George Edward Chalmers), 1894-1968. | person |
| correspondedWith | Scott, Emmett J. (Emmett Jay), 1873-1957. | person |
| associatedWith | Spingarn, Arthur B. (Arthur Barnett), 1878-1971. | person |
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