Louie Willard Strum
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Louie Willard Strum was an American lawyer
and judge
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Strum was born in 1890 in Valdosta, Georgia
, to Louis H. and Dora (Ramsey) Strum. http://fulltext.fcla.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?idno=SF00000212&c=fhp&seq=278;view=image He served in the U.S. Navy
from 1906 to 1910. Strum attended Stetson University College of Law, where he was a member of Sigma Nu
and Phi Delta Phi
. He received an LL.B. in 1912, and entering private practice
in Jacksonville
the same year. He served in World War I
as a Navy lieutenant commander
from April 6, 1917, to July 1, 1919. He commanded several men-of-war and was detailed as executive officer
of the United States Naval Station Tutuila
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Strum was assistant attorney for Jacksonville, Florida
from 1921 to 1923 and was city attorney
from 1923 to 1925. From 1925 to 1931 he was a justice of the Supreme Court of Florida, serving as chief judge in 1931.
President
Herbert Hoover
nominated Strum to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
on February 21, 1931, to a new seat created by 46 Stat. 820. Confirmed
by the Senate
on February 28, 1931, he received commission
on March 2, 1931. Hoover served as chief judge from 1948-1950.
President Harry S. Truman
nominated Strum to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
on September 14, 1950, to the seat vacated by Curtis Longino Waller. Confirmed by the Senate on September 23, 1950, he received his commission on September 26, 1950. Strum served on the court until his death in 1954.
Law of the United States
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and judge
Judge
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Strum was born in 1890 in Valdosta, Georgia
Valdosta, Georgia
Valdosta is the county seat of Lowndes County, Georgia, United States. It is the principal city of the Valdosta Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 Census, the city had a total population of 54,518. The Valdosta metropolitan area, according to the 2010 estimate, has a population of 139,588...
, to Louis H. and Dora (Ramsey) Strum. http://fulltext.fcla.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?idno=SF00000212&c=fhp&seq=278;view=image He served in the U.S. Navy
United States Navy
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from 1906 to 1910. Strum attended Stetson University College of Law, where he was a member of Sigma Nu
Sigma Nu
Sigma Nu is an undergraduate, college fraternity with chapters in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. Sigma Nu was founded in 1869 by three cadets at the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia...
and Phi Delta Phi
Phi Delta Phi
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. He received an LL.B. in 1912, and entering private practice
Practice of law
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in Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968...
the same year. He served in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
as a Navy lieutenant commander
Lieutenant Commander
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from April 6, 1917, to July 1, 1919. He commanded several men-of-war and was detailed as executive officer
Executive officer
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of the United States Naval Station Tutuila
United States Naval Station Tutuila
United States Naval Station Tutuila was a naval station in Pago Pago Harbor on the island of Tutuila, part of American Samoa, built in 1899 and in operation until 1951. During the United States Navy rule of American Samoa, from 1900 to 1951, it was customary for the commandant of the station to...
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Strum was assistant attorney for Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968...
from 1921 to 1923 and was city attorney
City attorney
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from 1923 to 1925. From 1925 to 1931 he was a justice of the Supreme Court of Florida, serving as chief judge in 1931.
President
President of the United States
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Herbert Hoover
Herbert Hoover
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nominated Strum to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida is the federal United States district court with jurisdiction over the southern part of the state of Florida....
on February 21, 1931, to a new seat created by 46 Stat. 820. Confirmed
Advice and consent
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by the Senate
United States Senate
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on February 28, 1931, he received commission
Letters patent
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on March 2, 1931. Hoover served as chief judge from 1948-1950.
President Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman was the 33rd President of the United States . As President Franklin D. Roosevelt's third vice president and the 34th Vice President of the United States , he succeeded to the presidency on April 12, 1945, when President Roosevelt died less than three months after beginning his...
nominated Strum to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:* Eastern District of Louisiana* Middle District of Louisiana...
on September 14, 1950, to the seat vacated by Curtis Longino Waller. Confirmed by the Senate on September 23, 1950, he received his commission on September 26, 1950. Strum served on the court until his death in 1954.