Albert Morris Sames

Albert Morris Sames

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Nonpartisan

Prior offices

United States District Court for the District of Arizona

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Education

Graduate

Columbia University, 1895

Law

University of Wisconsin Law School, 1894

Personal

Birthplace

Rockford, Ill.

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Albert Morris Sames (1873-1958) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Arizona.

He was nominated by President Herbert Hoover on January 29, 1931 to replace William Henry Sawtelle. He was confirmed by the Senate on February 6th of that year, and received commission on February 21st. On April 1, 1946, he assumed senior status and he continued to serve in this capacity until his death on March 16, 1958. Sames was succeeded in this position by Howard Speakman.

Early life and education

• University of Wisconsin Law School, LL.B., 1894
• Columbia University, LL.M., 1895

Professional career

• Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1898-1899
• Private practice, Solomonville, Arizona, 1899-1902
• Private practice, Douglas, Arizona, 1902-1916
• Assistant district attorney, Cochise County, Arizona, 1904
• City clerk and treasurer, Douglas, Arizona, 1905
• U.S. Commissioner, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, 1906-1914
• Chairman, Republican Territorial Central Committee, 1911-1912
• City attorney, Douglas, Arizona, 1914-1916
• Chairman, Arizona State Republican Committee, 1918-1920
• Judge, Superior Court, Cochise County, Arizona, 1921-1931

Judicial nominations and appointments

District of Arizona

Sames was nominated by President Herbert Hoover on January 29, 1931 to replace William Henry Sawtelle. He was confirmed by the Senate on February 6th of that year, and received commission on February 21st. On April 1, 1946, he assumed senior status and he continued to serve in this capacity until his death on March 16, 1958. Sames was succeeded in this position by Howard Speakman.

External links

• Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by: William Henry Sawtelle	District of Arizona 1931–1946 Seat #1	Succeeded by: Howard Speakman