Samuel Driver
Samuel Marion Driver (1892-1958) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington.
Driver was nominated by President Harry Truman on March 12, 1946, to a seat vacated by Lewis Schwellenbach; he was confirmed by the Senate on April 9, 1946, and received commission on April 13, 1946. From 1948-1958, he served as the chief judge. He served the Eastern District of Washington until his death on September 12, 1958. Driver was succeeded in this position by Charles Powell.
Early life and education
- University of Washington School of Law, LL.B., 1916
- Georgetown University Law School, LL.M., 1926
Professional career
- Private practice, Waterville, Washington, 1916-1923
- U.S. Army Corporal, 91st Division, 1918-1919
- Prosecuting attorney, Douglas County, Washington, 1922-1923
- Secretary, U.S. Rep. Sam B. Hill, Washington, DC, 1923-1926
- Deputy prosecuting attorney, Chelan County, Washington, 1926-1927
- Private practice, Wenatchee, Washington, 1927-1937
- Prosecuting attorney, Chelan County, Washington, 1935-1937
- U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, 1937-1940
- Judge, Washington State Supreme Court, 1940-1946
- U.S. Army Colonel, JAG Corps, 1942-1946
Judicial career
Eastern District of Washington
Driver was nominated by President Harry Truman on March 12, 1946, to a seat vacated by Lewis Schwellenbach[1]; he was confirmed by the Senate on April 9, 1946, and received commission on April 13, 1946. From 1948-1958, he served as the chief judge. He served the Eastern District of Washington until his death on September 12, 1958. Driver was succeeded in this position by Charles Powell.
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Lewis Schwellenbach |
Eastern District of Washington 1946–1958 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Charles Powell
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| 1945 |
Burton • Clark • Donovan • Gilliam • Gourley • Holtzoff • Koscinski • Madden • Mathes • Mellott • S. Miller • W. Miller • Mollison • O'Connell • Orr • Prettyman • Rice | ||
| 1946 |
Curran • Driver • Follmer • Harris • Kalodner • Kampf • Keech • Levin • Lynne • McGranery • Murphy • Rodney • Scarlett • Shelbourne • Speakman • Starr • Vinson • Weinberger | ||
| 1947 |
Bryan, Sr. • Christenberry • Clifford • Collet • Dooley • Harper • Howell • Johnson • Jones • Lemmon • Medina • Rayfiel • Ryan • Thomason | ||
| 1948 |
Harper • Henderson • Johnson • Kaufman • Proctor • Rao • Stephens • Tamm | ||
| 1949 |
Allred • Andrews • Bazelon • Borah • Burns • Carter • Clark • Clary • Conger • Connally • Duffy • Erskine • Fahy • Finnegan • Foley • Ford • Gibson • Grim • Hastie • Hatch • Hill • Hooper • Kaufman • Kirkland • Lindley • Matthews • McCarthy • McGohey • McLaughlin • Minton • Murray • Noonan • Pickett • Platt • Pope • Ritter • Russell • Solomon • Sugarman • Swaim • Switzer • Taylor • Tehan • Thornton • Warlick • Washington • Westover • Wright | ||
| 1950 |
Bastian • Byrne, Sr. • Carter • Knous • Marsh • Murphy • Simpson • Staley • Steckler • Strum • Wallace • Weinfeld • Whitehurst • Worley | ||
| 1951 |
Dimock • Edelstein • Hartigan • Hartshorne • Leahy • Lindberg • McNamee • Medina • Modarelli • Murphy • Perry • Rives • Sheehy • Sloan • Stewart • Thomas • Tolin • Youngdahl | ||
| 1952 | |||
