Kimbrough Stone

Kimbrough Stone (January 15, 1875 – February 27, 1958) was a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

Kimbrough Stone
Stone in 1916
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In office May 15, 1947 – February 27, 1958
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In office December 21, 1916 – May 15, 1947
Appointed by	Woodrow Wilson
Preceded by	Elmer Bragg Adams
Succeeded by	John Caskie Collet
Personal details
Born	Kimbrough Stone January 15, 1875 Nevada, Missouri
Died	February 27, 1958 (aged 83)
Father	William J. Stone
Education	University of Missouri (LittB) Harvard Law School read law

Education and career

Stone was born on January 15, 1875 in Nevada, Missouri to Louise and William J. Stone,[1] Stone received a Bachelor of Letters degree from the University of Missouri in 1895 and attended Harvard Law School, though he read law to enter the bar in 1898. He was in private practice in St. Louis, Missouri from 1898 to 1913. He was a Circuit Judge for the 16th Circuit of Missouri from 1913 to 1917.[2]

Federal judicial service

On December 19, 1916, Stone was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit vacated by Judge Elmer Bragg Adams. Stone was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 21, 1916, and received his commission the same day. He was a member of the Conference of Senior Circuit Judges (now the Judicial Conference of the United States) from 1927 to 1947. He assumed senior status on May 15, 1947, serving in that capacity until his death on February 27, 1958.[2]

References

1. "C0005 Stone, Kimbrough (1875-1958), Papers, 1897-1958" (PDF). The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
2. Kimbrough Stone at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Sources

• Kimbrough Stone at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.