Cobb, James A. (James Adlai), 1876-1958

  1. Cobb, James A. (James Adlai), 1876-1958
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1899 Received Bachelor of Laws degree from the Howard University. 1900 Received Master of Laws degree from the Howard University. Began law practice in Washington, D.C. 1907 Appointed special assistant to the Department of Justice 1915 Returned to private practice. 1916 Joined the Howard University Law School faculty 1917 Appointed to the Supreme Court of the U.S. on a motion by Robert H. Terrell 1923 29 Served as Vice Dean of the Howard University Law School 1926 Appointed Judge of the Municipal Court for the District of Columbia 1935 Term as Municipal Court Judge expired and he was not 1938 Resigned from the Howard University faculty 1955 Received the Howard University Alumni Achievement Award for distinguished post- graduate Service in the field of law. 1958 October 14, died in Washington, D.C.

James A. Cobb, was a prominent Washington D.C. lawyer.

From the guide to the James Adlai Cobb Papers, 1897-1958, (Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University)
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