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U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Nevada: Circuit Justices and Judges

Supreme Court Justices Allotted to Nevada's Circuit, 1865-1911

Tenth Circuit, 1865-1866
Field, Stephen Johnson (1865-1866)

Ninth Circuit, 1866-1911
Miller, Samuel Freeman (1866-1867)
Field, Stephen Johnson (1867-1897)
Brewer, David Josiah (1897-1898)
McKenna, Joseph (1898-1911)

Circuit Judges Serving Nevada's Circuit (Ninth), 1869-1911

Number of judges: 6
Sawyer, Lorenzo (1870-1891)
McKenna, Joseph (1892-1897)
Gilbert, William Ball (1892-1911)
Ross, Erskine Mayo (1895-1911)
Morrow, William W. (1897-1911)

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