Background
Pope, Walter Lyndon was born on January 26, 1889 in Valparaiso, Indiana, United States. Son of Carey Joseph and Margaret (Lyndon) Pope.
Pope, Walter Lyndon was born on January 26, 1889 in Valparaiso, Indiana, United States. Son of Carey Joseph and Margaret (Lyndon) Pope.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Nebraska, 1909. Juris Doctor, University of Chicago, 1912. Doctor of Laws, University of Montana.
Born in Valparaiso, Indiana, Pope received an Bachelor of Arts from the University of Nebraska in 1909 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Chicago Law School in 1912. He was in private practice in Lincoln, Nebraska from 1912 to 1916. He was an assistant professor of law, University of Nebraska from 1913 to 1916.
He was a professor of law, University of Montana from 1916 to 1948.
He was in private practice in Missoula, Montana from 1917 to 1949. He was a special assistant to the United States. attorney general from 1937 to 1941.
Pope was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Pope was nominated by President Harry South. Truman on February 14, 1949, to a seat vacated by Francis Arthur Garrecht.
He was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 25, 1949, and received his commission on March 1, 1949.
He served as chief judge from 1959 to 1959. He assumed senior status on April 1, 1961. Pope served in that capacity until his death.
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Member Montana House of Representatives, 1923. Appointed Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1949, chief judge The United States of America Court of Appeals, 1959, chairman advisory committee Admiralty Rules, 1960-1969. Member of the Montana State Bar Association (president 1929-1930), Phi Alpha Delta, Order of Coif.
Married Evangeline Bash Long, June 15, 1915 (died May 24, 1921). Married second, Frances Housel, November 30, 1922 (divorced 1926). Children: Richard Lyndon, Judith Evangeline, Margaret Jane.