Legal Career
Upon graduation he became a practicing attorney in Pendleton, Oregon, until his appointment to the federal bench in 1959. In 1931 he married Miss Virginia Brannock in Pendleton and had two children: Michael John and Karen. While in private practice he served as president of the Oregon State Bar from 1943 to 1944. He then was a trustee from 1956 to 1958 of the Oregon State Library and the University of Portland.
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