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Draft:Charles Kerr (judge)

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Charles Kerr (1863 – February 15, 1950)[1] was a judge of the United States District Court for the Canal Zone from 1921 to 1922.

Born in Maysville, Kentucky, Kerr received an LL.D. degree from Transylvania University in 1930.

Kentucky Circuit Court judge from 1911 to 1921.

"Two Lexington men, Judge Charles Kerr and Thomas L. Walker, are slated as virtually certain federal appointees under the Warding administration according to authoritative information secured here today. Judge Kerr is to be federal Judge in the Panama Canal Zone".[2]

He died at Emergency Hospital from a heart attack at the age of 86.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Charles Kerr Dies; Washington Lawyer And Former Judge", Washington Evening Star (February 16, 1950), p. 30.
  2. ^ "Judge Charles Kerr Is Slated for Federal Post in Canal Zone", The Lexington Herald (March 15, 1921), p. 1.


Political offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Canal Zone
1921–1922
Succeeded by


Category:1863 births Category:1950 deaths Category:Judges of the United States District Court for the Canal Zone

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